The magician's own book, or, The whole art of conjuring
By: being a complete hand-book of parlor magic : and containing over one thousand optical, chemical, mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments, amusing transmutations, astonishing sleights and subtleties, celebrated card deceptions, ingenious tricks with numbers, curious and entertaining puzzles, together with all the most noted tricks of modern performers.
Contributors: Cahill, Frank.; Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Dick & Fitzgerald
Published: 1857
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Magic tricks -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Tricks -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Other titles: Magician's own book; Whole art of conjuring
Notes: By George Arnold and Frank Cahill.  Cf. W. Cushing. Anonyms, p. 400.

One plate is an added illustrated t.p.

"Illustrated with over 500 wood cuts, and intended as a source of amusement for one thousand and one evenings."

LC copy imperfect, wanting 54-72.