Hofzinser's Card Conjuring

Johann N. Hofzinser was born at the beginning of the 19th century and lived in Vienna during a time called the 'Biedermeier'. This was a time where people enjoyed art and entertainment in drawing-room presentations and at little receptions in the houses and villas of the rich and famous. During his lifetime, Hofzinser entertained only very small and select gatherings in his Viennese salon; he never performed or even traveled outside his native Austria.

When he died his widow, at his own request, burned nearly all of his writings, leaving behind only an unsorted record of his genius. And yet, nearly 150 years after his death, magicians today are still noting the influence and inspiration Hofzinser's material has had on the magical world.

This book, Hofzinser's Card Conjuring, is the result of years of diligent research devoted to reconstructing all of the surviving card experiments of Hofzinser. It contains thirty-one of Hofzinser's incredibly original and often referenced card tricks plus an appendix that briefly describes an additional 18 "card experiments." Gathered from rare letters to friends, students, and admirers plus rediscovered instructions left behind by Hofzinser, this collection represents the only complete and accurate guide to the great conjurer's art.

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