{"product_id":"modern-magic-by-professor-hoffman-1949-american-edition-hc","title":"Modern Magic by Professor Hoffman 1949 American Edition HC","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: Fair. Staining to cover but book itself is in good intact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally published in 1876 by English barrister Angelo John Lewis under the pseudonym Professor Hoffmann, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern Magic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is universally celebrated as the foundational text of contemporary conjuring that permanently shifted magic from secret trade craft into a structured, academic discipline. The mid-century American editions—frequently reprinted around 1949 by publishers like David McKay—preserved Hoffmann's seminal 500-plus-page treatise, which meticulously details the core principles of sleight of hand, card and coin manipulation, parlor magic, stage illusions, and mechanical props. Featuring hundreds of classic woodcut-style illustrations and exhaustive breakdowns of 19th-century methods—from the Cups and Balls to elaborate automaton mechanisms—this American printing made a historical \"magician's bible\" readily available to a new generation of post-war performers and collectors seeking to master the roots of modern theatrical illusionism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"hillcountrymagic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43863195254843,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/7751\/1995\/files\/0788E9F2-0840-4E93-8B55-1CE65E0A05E4.jpg?v=1784985957","url":"https:\/\/hillcountrymagic.com\/products\/modern-magic-by-professor-hoffman-1949-american-edition-hc","provider":"hillcountrymagic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}