Screen LibraryMarvelous magicians /
A great magician never reveals their secrets, but Marvelous Magicians reveals the names of eight groundbreaking illusionists, both famous and lesser-known, who shaped modern magic. Through a magical blend of biography, history, and illustration, this book spotlights an array of magicians, including...
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Thames & Hudson Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
A great magician never reveals their secrets, but Marvelous Magicians reveals the names of eight groundbreaking illusionists, both famous and lesser-known, who shaped modern magic. Through a magical blend of biography, history, and illustration, this book spotlights an array of magicians, including one of the first female magicians, Adelaide Herrmann; African American illusionist Richard Potter, "The Handcuff King" Harry Houdini, and Houdin, Houdini's namesake and inspiration. With two spectacular fold-out pages revealing the secret workings of the Automaton Chess Player and Howard Thurston' |
| Carrier Form: | 43 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780500652213 050065221X |
| CLC: | J838-49 |
| Call Number: | J838-49/C825 |
| Contents: | The art of illusion -- It's show time! -- Automatons -- The chess player -- Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin -- Richard Potter -- Harry Kellar -- Long Tack Sam -- A magician's toolbox -- Adelaide Herrmann -- Harry Houdini -- Howard Thurston -- More marvellous magicians -- Dante -- The art of the magician's assistant -- Guarding magical secrets -- Magic today -- Becoming a magician -- The eight effects of magic. |