{"product_id":"magic-without-apparatus-by-camille-gaultier-1945-1st-ed-estate","title":"Magic Without Apparatus by Camille Gaultier 1945 1st ed ESTATE","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in France in 1914 as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Prestidigitation sans Appareils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and translated into English for the 1945 Fleming Book Company first edition (Fleming Magic Classic Series No. 1), Camille Gaultier’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagic Without Apparatus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is universally recognized as one of the most comprehensive encyclopedic works ever produced on pure, unassisted sleight of hand. Translated by Jean Hugard, edited by Paul Fleming, and illustrated by Frederick Braue and Donna Allen, the 527-page masterwork deliberately ignores mechanical props, trick boxes, and gimmicks. Instead, it focuses exclusively on master-level manual dexterity, detailed mechanical analysis, and elite manipulative technique across four core disciplines: playing cards, coins, billiard balls, and thimbles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent \u0026amp; Structural Breakdown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIntroduction \u0026amp; Historical Critique (58 Pages): Opens with an extensive overview of European magic literature and a rigorous analytical essay on performance technique, naturalness, economy of motion, and psychological deception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePart I: Playing Cards (182 Pages): Covers classical mechanics and advanced variations, detailing dozens of false shuffles, passes, palms, forces, flourishes, and back-and-front palming techniques sourced from masters like Erdnase, Thurston, Leipzig, and Herrmann.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePart II: Coins (92 Pages): Focuses on pure coin manipulation, featuring foundational sleights, edge-palms, French drops, back-and-front palms, classic coin flourishes, and complete routines popularized by T. Nelson Downs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePart III \u0026amp; IV: Billiard Balls \u0026amp; Thimbles (145 Pages): Outlines essential color changes, shell moves, multiplication routines, vanishes, and multi-finger thimble sleights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"hillcountrymagic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43904245039163,"sku":null,"price":89.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/7751\/1995\/files\/229EF310-6936-4BAA-82F4-B39064FCCAC5.jpg?v=1785723290","url":"https:\/\/hillcountrymagic.com\/products\/magic-without-apparatus-by-camille-gaultier-1945-1st-ed-estate","provider":"hillcountrymagic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}