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IMPLICIV SWINDLES

ASTOUKD YOUR AUDIENCE VOLUME II

By VERRALL WASS

SIMPLICITY SWINDLES VOLUME II

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ASTOUND YOUR AUDIENCE

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ASTOUND YOUR AUDIENCE A WORK CONTAINING ONE HUNDRED TRICKS

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VERRALL WASS ISSUED IN FIVE VOLUMES

THIS IS VOLUME II

SIMPLICITY SWINDLES

VERRALL WASS PUBLICATIONS IMPERIAL BUILDINGS, 56 KINGSWAY

LONDON, ENGLAND

FIRST

PUBLISHED

IN

OCTOBER

I936

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY UNWIN BROTHERS LIMITED, LONDON AND WOKING

TO

WILL GOLDSTON FOR HIS INSPIRING WRITINGS

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CONTENTS CHAPTER

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WHERE ARE TO-MORROW'S MAGICAL MASTERS? I. RAMESES' WINE AND WATER II.

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III.

UP OR DOWN?

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IV.

THREE FROM FIVE

V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XL

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T H E L E O P A R D ' S SPOTS .

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POT-POURRI

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WOOL GATHERING

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DYED IN T H E WOOL

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C H A M E L E O N LUCIFERS

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T H E PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM

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VANITY BAG

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UNDERGROUND

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XIII.

PAIL G O !

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XIV.

BUTTERFLY WINGS

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XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX.

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CANDLE CONCEPTION

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BILLBOARD

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JAM

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O N PARADE

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S H I F T I N G SANDS

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B A T H SALTS

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XXI. MAGICAL TRADE UNION W A N T E D ?

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