SOFTCOVER PAPERBACK version. Barely used, very good plus. . No markings. Flat spine with no creases. Collection of fascinating reproductions of articles about performance magic from the collection of Duncan Johnston. Articles by or about Houdini, Thurston, Professor Hoffmann, Selbit, and others. 175 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Wizard Exposed: Magic Tricks by and Interviews With Harry Houdini Howard Thurston and Other Past Masters of Magic

Publisher

Meyerbooks, Glenwood, Illinois, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1987

Language

English

ISBN 10

0916638391

ISBN 13

9780916638399

Binding

Trade Paperback

Condition

Very Good+

Weight

2 pounds

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magic

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Synopsis

A compilation of magic tricks, interviews and experiences as related by and about Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, LeRoy and Talma, David Devant, Charles Bertram, Horace Goldin and a host of other past masters of magic. It is a wondrous collection of articles gathered from popular magazines of the 1890s through the 1930s, which brings to life the great magicians of the early 20th century. Houdini shares his secrets of escaping from ropes and handcuffs, Thurston shows how to produce playing cards "from thin air," marvels of sleight of hand are explained, card-sharpers and con games are exposed, the best tricks for amateur magicians are offered by the greatest mystifiers of the age. 196 pages, illustrated with over 400 vintage photographs.

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