Jean Eug???ne Robert-Houdin (1805-71) is often called the father of modern conjuring. His name was later adopted by magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, whose highly sceptical expos??? of Victorian spiritualism is also published in this series. The best-known magician of his time, Robert-Houdin toured France, England and Germany, performed for Queen Victoria, and was sent to French Algeria by Napoleon III to demonstrate the perceived superiority of French magic to the local shamans. This book, originally published in ...
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Jean Eug???ne Robert-Houdin (1805-71) is often called the father of modern conjuring. His name was later adopted by magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, whose highly sceptical expos??? of Victorian spiritualism is also published in this series. The best-known magician of his time, Robert-Houdin toured France, England and Germany, performed for Queen Victoria, and was sent to French Algeria by Napoleon III to demonstrate the perceived superiority of French magic to the local shamans. This book, originally published in 1868, is devoted primarily to coin and card tricks, but Robert-Houdin also describes many other magical tricks and includes a history of conjuring. In 1877 the book appeared in this English translation by Louis Hoffmann (1839-1919). Hoffmann (real name Angelo John Lewis, a barrister) had published his own guide to magic in 1876, and both books caused controversy for revealing the secrets of stage magicians in such unprecedented detail.
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1878, George Routledge and Sons: London
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George Routledge and Sons: London
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1878
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English
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Illus., 7.75 x 5.25", rebacked dec blue cloth with original gilt-dec spine laid on (chipped at top) and new eps; aeg, 373pp plus publ. catalogue, covers rubbed, original spine very worn, creased and chipped at top, ink name of former owner on original front blank, pp toned with some finger soiling; still a decent copy of this FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION.
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