- Paperback: 556 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.; New edition edition (May 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0486265617
- ISBN-13: 978-0486265612
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,155,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While this book may not have direct application, it still remains on of my favorite titles in my magic library. It discusses how larger effects are accomplished, from temple doors that open automatically, to photographic illusions. The material is dated, but can be cleverly adapted for performances.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating--but obsolete
20 Oct 2000
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're a student of magic, technical theatre, or trick photography, this is an excellent historical text on how these things were done about 100 years ago. It's a fascinating period piece, and a limited amount of the material can be updated and applied to a modern setting, but much of the illusions it describes require gas lines, steam lines, and other non-standard stage accessories.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
An armchair read of special effects
27 Aug 1999
Format:Paperback
While this book may not have direct application, it still remains on of my favorite titles in my magic library. It discusses how larger effects are accomplished, from temple doors that open automatically, to photographic illusions. The material is dated, but can be cleverly adapted for performances.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fun History
27 Oct 2005
Format:Paperback
Being a magic history buff I loved this book. Lots of fun stuff and interesting material. Kind of dry reading though unless you are into the history like I am.
Tim "Santiago" Converse
Enter a World of Elegant Magic
Tim "Santiago" Converse
Enter a World of Elegant Magic
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