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The Blackstone book of magic & illusion
Blackstone, Harry.
Adult Nonfiction 793.8 B
Blackstone, Harry.
Adult Nonfiction 793.8 B
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. vii |
| Introduction: The World of Magic | p. 1 |
| What Magic Really Is | p. 2 |
| Your Place in Magic | p. 5 |
| From Caveman To Modern Conjuror: A Short History of the Art of Illusion | p. 10 |
| Mysticism and Ritual: The Art of Magic Begins | p. 12 |
| Church Suppression and Magic's First Literature | p. 16 |
| From Streetcorners to the Courts of Kings: Magic as Entertainment | p. 19 |
| Magic Enters the Theatres | p. 25 |
| The First Great Stars: Magic Takes On an Image | p. 28 |
| The Great Blackstone: Vaudeville and the Rise of the Big Magic Shows | p. 38 |
| Backstage: Growing Up with the Company | p. 70 |
| The Big Sell: Advertising and Promoting Magic | p. 83 |
| Decline and Rebirth: Nightclubs and Early Television | p. 89 |
| Finding My Own Place in Magic: A Second Blackstone Builds a Show | p. 95 |
| The New Stars: Today's World of Magic | p. 112 |
| The Science of Illusion | p. 117 |
| The Why and How of Magic | p. 117 |
| Production | p. 118 |
| Vanish | p. 121 |
| Transposition | p. 123 |
| Transformation | p. 125 |
| Restoration | p. 126 |
| Animation | p. 128 |
| Penetration | p. 129 |
| Anti-Gravity | p. 130 |
| Sympathetic Reaction | p. 133 |
| Time Control | p. 134 |
| Escapes | p. 135 |
| Mentalism | p. 136 |
| Invulnerability to Physical Laws | p. 137 |
| Psychological Principles | p. 137 |
| Sensory Illusions | p. 138 |
| Misdirection | p. 139 |
| Performing Magic | p. 153 |
| Magic Up Close | p. 156 |
| The Cups and Balls | p. 157 |
| Card Magic | p. 169 |
| The Lie Detector | p. 171 |
| Wrong Into Right | p. 175 |
| A Double Reverse | p. 178 |
| The Detective Card | p. 179 |
| Computer Aces | p. 180 |
| Card Through the Handkerchief | p. 182 |
| Tricks with Coins | p. 186 |
| Tricks with Small Objects | p. 194 |
| The Penetrating Matches | p. 194 |
| Ring on Ribbon | p. 198 |
| Magic at the Table | p. 202 |
| The Double Ropes: An Exploration of a Classic Magic Principle | p. 206 |
| Final Thoughts and Secrets | p. 215 |
| Bibliography | p. 220 |
| Appendices | p. 225 |
| A - Magic Societies | p. 225 |
| B - Magic Conventions | p. 225 |
| C - Magic Magazines | p. 226 |
| D - Magic Dealers | p. 226 |
| Index | p. 228 |
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