Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin

Secrets of Conjuring and Magic

Or How to Become a Wizard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1877 translation of Robert-Houdin's 1868 conjuring manual reveals the techniques used in popular stage performances during the Victorian period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9781108032407
• ISBN-10: 1108032400
• Artikelnr.: 34446854

Inhaltsangabe

Editor's preface
Author's preface and dedication
The home of Robert-Houdin
Introduction
Conjuring and its professors
The art of conjuring
General principles
The hand
Escamotage, prestidigitation
1. Coin tricks
2. Card tricks
3. Sundry expedients used in conjuring, and tricks of various descriptions
4. The cups and balls
5. The birth of flowers, or magical vegetation
Conclusion.