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1) The encyclopedia of magic and magicians

Author

Waters, T. A

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

1988.

Language

English

2) The armchair magician

Author

Thaw, Barbara L

Publisher

Dell Pub

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

3) The kings of black magic

Author

Edmonds, I. G

Publisher

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Pub. Date

[1981]

Language

English

Description

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Brief biographies of some famous practitioners of black magic throughout history. Includes Johann Faust, Cagliostro, John Dee, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Aleister Crowley, and others.

4) Conjure times: black magicians in America

Author

Haskins, James

Publisher

Walker & Company

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

5) Forty years in & around magic

Author

Leat, Harry

Pub. Date

1923

Language

English

6) Magicians and illusionists

Author

Woog, Adam

Series

History makers

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the lives of eight famous magicians, including Robert-Houdin, Herrman the Great, Kellar, Harry Houdini, Jasper Maskelyne, David Copperfield, and Penn and Teller.

7) Secrets of famous illusionists

Author

Goldston, Will

Publisher

J. Long

Pub. Date

1933.

Language

English

8) History of magic and magicians

Author

Burlingame, Hardin J

Publisher

Charles L. Burlingame & Co

Pub. Date

1895.

Language

English

9) It's fun to be fooled

Author

Goldin, Horace

Publisher

S. Paul & Co

Pub. Date

[1937]

Language

English

10) You don't have to be crazy but it helps

Author

Marshall, Frances I

Publisher

Ireland Magic Co

Pub. Date

[1946]

Language

English

11) With Frances in Magicland

Author

Marshall, Frances I

Publisher

Ireland Magic Co

Pub. Date

[1952]

Language

English

12) Magic: a pictorial history of conjurers in the theater

Author

Price, David

Publisher

Cornwall Books

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

13) Suppose you lost your $100,000 overnight

Author

Cannon, Edward S

Publisher

[Tidwell Print. Supply Co.]

Pub. Date

[1942]

Language

English

14) The magic man

Author

Hanson, Herman

Publisher

Haines House of Cards

Pub. Date

1974,

Language

English

Publisher

Choices Select

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

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A six-part examination of the culture and history of magic. Explores the evolution of magic from the automata of Robert-Houdin to the elaborate illusions of Penn and Teller. Includes the story of the Hermann brothers; a profile of Harry Houdini's life and work and the impact he had upon succeeding magicians; studies of bizarre magicians and sideshow performers ; a look at dangerous illusions, such as the bullet catching trick, that have claimed the...

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1) The encyclopedia of magic and magicians

2) The armchair magician

3) The kings of black magic

4) Conjure times: black magicians in America

5) Forty years in & around magic

6) Magicians and illusionists

7) Secrets of famous illusionists

8) History of magic and magicians

9) It's fun to be fooled

10) You don't have to be crazy but it helps

11) With Frances in Magicland

12) Magic: a pictorial history of conjurers in the theater

13) Suppose you lost your $100,000 overnight

14) The magic man

15) The last book of Nelson, no. 45: an autobiography, plus

16) Leaves from conjurers' scrap books, or, Modern magicians and their works

17) Miracle mongers and their methods: a complete exposé of the modus operandi of fire eaters, heat resisters, poison eaters, venomous reptile defiers, sword swallowers, human ostriches, strong men, etc

18) Tricks that mystify

19) Fifty years in the magic circle: being an account of the author's professional life, his wonderful tricks and feats : with laughable incidents and adventures as a magician, necromancer, and ventriloquist

20) Grand illusions: the story of magic