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David Copperfield's history of magic, David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland ; photographs by Homer Liwag

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index

contains biographical information

portraitsfacsimilesillustrationsphotographs

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David Copperfield's history of magic

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David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland ; photographs by Homer Liwag

"The legendary illusionist profiles twenty-eight of the worlds most groundbreaking magicians, with over 100 never-before-seen photographs of artifacts from his Museum of Magic including Houdinis straightjackets and handcuffs and Dantes sawing-in-half apparatus"--, Provided by publisher

Secrets of the conjurors revealed : Reginald Scot's the discoverie of witchcraft -- The pastry chef : Robert-Houdin's magical automata -- Prestidigitation and the presidency : Wyman the Wizard's cap and pence -- Will, the witch, and the watchman : John Nevil Maskelyne's trunk -- The man who knows : Alexander's turban -- "P" is for private : Professor Hoffmann's notebook -- This is my wife : Buatier de Kolta's expanding die -- We're off to see the wizard : Harry Kellar's nest of boxes -- The queen of magic : Adelaide Herrmann's dress -- The palace of magic : Martinka's theatre -- Author unknown : the expert at the card table -- Notes on steam engines, pumps, boilers hydraulic, and other machinery : Max Malini's peculiar paraphernalia -- Condemned to death by the boxers : Chung Ling Soo's gun -- Escaping mortality : the Houdini collection -- The magician who made himself disappear : Howard Thurston's disembodied princess -- Lighter than air : Okito's floating ball -- Divided : Dante's sawing illusion -- Free rabbits : the Harry Blackstone collection -- The suave deceiver : Cardini's tuxedo, monocle, and playing cards -- The human index : Arthur Lloyd's gown, mortarboard, and cards -- If they don't know you, they can't book you : Dell O'Dell's guillotine -- In pursuit of perfection : Channing Pollock's vanishing bird cage -- Blood on the curtain : Richiardi's buzz saw -- The man who fooled Houdini : Dai Vernon's dead list -- The mystery box : Tannen's magic store -- The magic in your mind : Al Koran's medallion -- The magician who believed in real magic : Doug Henning's costume and metamorphosis trunk -- On the shoulders of giants : David Copperfield's death saw

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History of magic