Author: Harry Blackstone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557044921
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Finally back in print, the complete Blackstone story and the history of magic from the 1920s to today. This much in-demand classic gift book contains over 250 photos & drawings exploring the complete Blackstone story and a vivid and varied appreciation of the history, science, and art of illusion and magic from ancient Egypt to vaudeville to Broadway, Las Vegas, and television. It contains 20 classic magic routines in detailed execution. Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion
Author: Harry Blackstone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557044921
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Finally back in print, the complete Blackstone story and the history of magic from the 1920s to today. This much in-demand classic gift book contains over 250 photos & drawings exploring the complete Blackstone story and a vivid and varied appreciation of the history, science, and art of illusion and magic from ancient Egypt to vaudeville to Broadway, Las Vegas, and television. It contains 20 classic magic routines in detailed execution. Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557044921
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Finally back in print, the complete Blackstone story and the history of magic from the 1920s to today. This much in-demand classic gift book contains over 250 photos & drawings exploring the complete Blackstone story and a vivid and varied appreciation of the history, science, and art of illusion and magic from ancient Egypt to vaudeville to Broadway, Las Vegas, and television. It contains 20 classic magic routines in detailed execution. Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
The Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion
Author: Harry Blackstone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557041777
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557041777
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion
Author: Harry Blackstone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The complete Blackstone story and the history of magic from the 1920s to today.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The complete Blackstone story and the history of magic from the 1920s to today.
Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion
Author: Harry Blackstone
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613636926
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613636926
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
Blackstone, a Magician's Life
Author: Daniel G. Waldron
Publisher: Meyerbooks, Publisher
ISBN: 9780916638917
Category : Magicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the story of the world and magic shows of Harry Blackstone (1885-1965), who entertained theatre-goers for over 50 seasons. Gifted with an electric presence, a magnificent voice and a master magician's mentality and skills, he played everything from showboats to vaudeville to television. Blackstone's extravagant productions advertised "1001 wonders" and "an enchanting array of beautiful girls." Waldron's vivid and thoroughly researched narrative, enhanced with first-hand accounts by those who worked on the Blackstone show, presents an unforgettable portrait of a unique showman. Illustrated throughout with photographs.
Publisher: Meyerbooks, Publisher
ISBN: 9780916638917
Category : Magicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the story of the world and magic shows of Harry Blackstone (1885-1965), who entertained theatre-goers for over 50 seasons. Gifted with an electric presence, a magnificent voice and a master magician's mentality and skills, he played everything from showboats to vaudeville to television. Blackstone's extravagant productions advertised "1001 wonders" and "an enchanting array of beautiful girls." Waldron's vivid and thoroughly researched narrative, enhanced with first-hand accounts by those who worked on the Blackstone show, presents an unforgettable portrait of a unique showman. Illustrated throughout with photographs.
Houdini on Magic
Author: Walter Brown Gibson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486203840
Category : Conjuring
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Written by the master magician himself, this fascinating work reveals the secrets behind how Houdini escaped numerous death-defying stunts and exposed a variety of fake spiritualists. He also gives instructions for 44 eye-catching stage tricks, as well as other fascinating material. 155 illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486203840
Category : Conjuring
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Written by the master magician himself, this fascinating work reveals the secrets behind how Houdini escaped numerous death-defying stunts and exposed a variety of fake spiritualists. He also gives instructions for 44 eye-catching stage tricks, as well as other fascinating material. 155 illustrations.
Blackstone's Tricks Anyone Can Do
Author: Harry Blackstone
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780806508627
Category : Card tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Describes two hundred magic tricks which may be performed in the living room using easily acquired props, ranging from the elementary to tricks with string and rope.
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780806508627
Category : Card tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Describes two hundred magic tricks which may be performed in the living room using easily acquired props, ranging from the elementary to tricks with string and rope.
Scarne on Card Tricks
Author: John Scarne
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486317153
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Marvelous treasury of card magic presents exact details of 155 professional card tricks that anyone can learn. Card wizard John Scarne reworked these tricks to eliminate the need for sleight-of-hand. Simple instructions and clear diagrams illustrate Houdini's "Card on the Ceiling," Blackstone's "Card Trick Without Cards," Milton Berle's "Quickie Card Deal," more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486317153
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Marvelous treasury of card magic presents exact details of 155 professional card tricks that anyone can learn. Card wizard John Scarne reworked these tricks to eliminate the need for sleight-of-hand. Simple instructions and clear diagrams illustrate Houdini's "Card on the Ceiling," Blackstone's "Card Trick Without Cards," Milton Berle's "Quickie Card Deal," more.
Blackstone's Secrets of Magic
Author: Harry Blackstone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780879802608
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780879802608
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Disappearing Tricks
Author: Matthew Solomon
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252076974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
This work revisits the golden age of theatrical magic and silent film to reveal how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. The author treats cinema and stage magic as overlapping practices that together revise our understanding of the origins of motion pictures and cinematic spectacle.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252076974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
This work revisits the golden age of theatrical magic and silent film to reveal how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. The author treats cinema and stage magic as overlapping practices that together revise our understanding of the origins of motion pictures and cinematic spectacle.