Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser – The Magic of J. N. Hofzinser

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Despite Hofzinser’s wish to have all his apparatus and magic records destroyed， a lot has been preserved because his wish was never carried out. Ottokar Fischer wrote two books in German about Hofzinser: Kartenkünste and Zauberkünste. This ebook here is Richard Hatch’s authoritative translation of the Zauberkünste book. 



[A translation of Kartenkünste is also available as ebook from us: Hofzinser’s Card Conjuring.] 



Kartenkünste focuses exclusively on card magic， whereas Zauberkünste deals with everything else. 



This ebook describes more than 80 effects created by Hofzinser including more than 100 photos and illustrations. Most effects were designed for use in Hofzinser’s salon under close-up conditions， and over half include Hofzinser’s original patter used in presentations. 



Among the effects are Hofzinser’s unique cups-and-balls routine， a copper/silver coin transposition， his linking ring routine， “The Word” (a brilliant book test)， his legendary card rise， and “The Apotheosis of the Rose”. A special feature of this ebook is its Appendix， which contains selections from letters which Dr. Hofzinser wrote to two of his students. 



The Magic of J. N. Hofzinser contains all the material in the original German edition， as well as numerous new annotations， photographs and illustrations， and a comprehensive historical introduction. 



1st edition 1985; PDF 309 pages. 



Table of Contents 

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Contents 

Translator’s Preface 

A Note on the Fischer Collection 

Acknowledgements 

In Memoriam: Ottokar Fischer 

Publisher’s Preface 

Introduction 



I. Balls 

1. Dr. Hofzinser’s Original Billiardball Sleights 

2. The Cups-and-Balls 

2a. The Cups-and-Balls 

3. Living and Dead 

4. A Multiplication 



II. Banknotes and Coins 

5. The Banknotes The Effect 

6. The Ducats 

7. The Miser’s Dream 

8. The Twenties 

9. The Stockmarket Speculator 



III. Flowers 

10. The Apotheosis of the Rose 

11. The Magical Greenhouse 

12. The Resurrection 



IV. Books 

13. The Album of German Poets 

14. The Library of German Poetry 

15. The Word 

16. Sympathetic Actions 



V. Eggs 

17. A Delicate Subject: The Egg 

18. An Egg Dish (The Omelette) 

19. The Omelette 

20. The Opal Goblet 



VI. Electrical Experiments 

21. The Flower Casket 

22. The Bell 

23. The Flower Bell 



VII. Flags and Helmets 

24. The Patriot 

25. The Toast 

26. The Shako 



VIII. Liquids 

27. The Fountain of Love 

28. The Ink of the Enamoured 

29. The Liqueur Effect 

30. The Wineshop 

31. The Wine Analysis 

32. The Self-filling Glass 

33. The Coffee Trick 

34. The Glass 



IX. Cards 

35. The Rosebush 

36. The Card Automaton 

37. The Card Mirror 

38. The Lonely Card 

39. The Cardbox 

40. Winter – Summer 



X. Skittles 

41. The Grandpapa 

42. The Magical Game of Skittles 

43. The Skittle 



XI. Numbers 

44. The Spiritist 

45. A Calculation 

46. The Slate 

47. Mathematicians 

48. The Number Disks 



XII. Rings 

49. The Chinese Rings 

50. The Ring in Danger 

51. The Ring Case 

52. The Magic Key 



XIII. KERCHIEFS 

53. The Memoirs of a Handkerchief 

54. The Red Kerchief 

55. The Puzzled Tailor 

56. The Protocol of Knots 

57. The Mysterious Parasol 

58. Dr. Hofzinser’s Original Sleights with Silk Kerchiefs 

59. The Serpent Handkerchief 



XIV. TIMEPIECES 

60. The Watch 

61. Corresponding Clocks 



XV. Birds 

62. The Migration of Birds 

63. The Migrating Canaries 

64. The Bird-Sword 

65. The Bird 



XVI. Non-Magical Experiments 

66. The Paper 

67. The Plates 



XVII. Tricks with Sundry Objects 

68. The Flying Objects 

69. The Glove 

70. Four is One 

71. The Metal Bell 

72. The Lantern of Diogenes 

73. The Thought of Photograph 

74. The Pearls 

75. The Glass Mirror-Goblet 

76. The Ball of Wool 

77. The Die 

78. The Cartesian Diver 

79. The Butterflies 

80. Magnetic Forces 

81. The Wonderful Wand 

82. The Sugarbox 



Appendix 

Without Tailcoat or Wand: J.N.Hofzinser， the Man 

Excerpts from Hofzinser’s Correspondence with his Friends 

Ten Letters to Carlo Marchini 

Works Cited