Non Plus Ultra: Hofzinser's Salon Magic, Vols. 3 & 4 - Magic Christian

This limited edition, cloth bound set of 2 massive volumes comes in a deluxe cloth bound slipcase.Finally! Magic Christian's final installments for his long-awaited magnum opus on one of history's greatest magicians, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser. This set is a must-have for owners of parts one and two, or anyone interested in conjuring history.Representing more than thirty years of research, meticulously translated by Lori Pieper, updated and expanded from the original German edition.Hofzinser's Salon MagicJ. N. Hofzinser is one of the most significant magicians of the nineteenth century, and has been a role model and inspiration for great magicians ever since. He is the inventor of some of the best and most enduring card magic ever created. Yet information on his life and magic has been scant and filled with errors.Hofzinser was a resident and well-known figure in nineteenth-century Vienna. More than thirty years ago, another highly respected and honored Viennese professional magician, Ma