Lorento's wizards' guide, or, Magic made easy
Lorento's Wizard's Guide, or Magic Made Easy is a New York magic-tricks manual published by Hurst in 1878, written by Professor Lorento with Francois R. Blitz and held by the Library of Congress. The picture is a chromolithographed oval frame showing a mustached magician in a dark tailcoat pouring red liquid over a bowl where small red devils or imps emerge, with ornate red, yellow and blue borders. A designer could draw on its bold framed-portrait layout, saturated border ornament and Victorian stage-poster palette.
