Cyclopedia of magic Henry Hay HC DJ 1st Edition Rare Item Magic Book

Description

Comments: Cyclopedia of Magic was written to provide the magician with a wide and solid background of magical knowledge. It provides definitions, descriptions, biographies and some routines on hundreds of magic topics. The "articles" are contributed by magicians such as August Roterberg, Charles Bertram, Eddie Joseph, Ellis Stanyon, John Mulholland, and many others. Contents: I have only listed the entries that actually have information under them. For example, under the entry for "Assistants", it says, "see Volunteers", so I have not bothered to list "Assistants" in the Table of Contents. Article types are: definition (short basic description); bio (biography); or an article with more details. 5 User's Guide: purpose of the book, and an index to the contributing authors 9 A 9 Acquitment: definition 9 Afghan Bands: short explanation 9 Amateur Magicians: definition and article 10 Anderson, John Henry: 1814-1874; bio 11 Angle-Proof: definition 12 Animals: Short article with comments on Rabbits, Pigeons, Dogs, etc. 14 B 14 Ball Manipulation: Long article, covers various Palms, Passes, and vanishes. Refers readers to Burling Hull's Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation 18 Ball of Wool: article, trick described 19 Bambergs, The: bio. Eliaser 1760-1833; David Leendert 1786-1869; Tobias 1812-1870; David Tobias (born 1843); Theo (Okito) born 1875; David (born 1904) 20 Bellachini (Sam Berlach): 1828-1885; bio 21 Billet And Message Reading: article with discussion of the One Ahead, Impressions, Transparency, etc. 22 Bird-Cage, Vanishing: definition 23 Black Art: defined, with an article on the Black Art Table and its construction 27 Blackstone, Harry: bio 27 Blindfolds: article with description of various forms 29 Blitz, Signor Antonio: 1810-1877; bio 29 Book Test: article with explanation and various approaches 32 Bosco, Bartolommeo: 1790-1863 bio 33 Bradawl or Ice Pick: defined 33 Breakaway Fan: defined 34 Breslaw: died 1783 bio 34 Bullet Catching: article 36 Business Methods: publicity article 38 C 38 Cake Baked In a Hat: article 39 Card Box: Defined 39 Card Frame: article 42 Card in Cigarette: defined 42 Card Index: defined 43 Cardini: bio 43 Card Manipulation: longer article covers Back Palm, Bottom Dealing, Break, Changes, Crimp, Double Lift, False Count, False Shuffle, Jogs, Flourishes, Forcing, Glide, Glimpse, Mexican Turnover, Palming, Second Deal, Shifts, Slips, and a card worker's bibliography 96 Card Marking: longer article covers principles, dot & puncture, manufacture, shading/tinting, line and scroll work, and marking while in play 101 Card Setups (The Rosary Deck): New packs, 8 Kings, Si Stebbins, explained along with several tricks 105 Cards, Flap: defined 106 Cards, Key: Article with several types described 109 Cards, One Way, Pointer, Divided: description of three card location approaches 111 Cards Up the Sleeve: routine described 113 Card Through Handkerchief: described 114 Card Vanisher: several types described 116 Carter, Charles J: 1874-1936 bio 116 Changeover Palm: defined 116 Changing Bag: defined 117 Children's Shows: article with recommendations 120 Chinese Magic: defined 121 Chinese Wands: described, multiple versions 123 Ching Ling Foo (Chee Ling Qua): 1854-1918 bio 123 Ching Ling Foo Water Can: defined 124 Chopper Effects: defined 124 Chung Ling Soo (William Ellisworth Campbell): 1861-1918 bio 125 Cigar Manipulation: Article covers multiple sleights 127 Cigarette Manipulation: for lighted or unlighted cigarettes, also covers holders 133 Clock Dial: Described 134 Coils: defined 134 Coin Box, Okito: defined 134 Coin In Handkerchief: defined 135 Coin Manipulation: article covers Palms, Changes, Handkerchief Folds, Palms, Passes, Sleeving, and a coin works bibliography 154 Coin Tray: described with a routine 156 Coins, Folding: described 156 Coins, Shell: described 157 Comedy: Article with advice 159 Comte, Louis Christian Emmanuel Appollinaire: 1788-1859 bio 160 Costume: article with advice 164 Costume Trunk Trick: described 164 Culpitt, Fred: died 1944, bio 164 Cups and Balls: Article covers palming, cup and wand moves, and East Indian cups 173 D 173 Dancing Handkerchief: described 174 De Kolta, Joseph Bautier: 1845-1903, bio 174 Devant, David (David Wighton): 1868-1941 bio 175 Dice: Article covers changing dots, Die Through Hat 177 Die Box, Sliding: described 178 Diminishing Cards: Described 180 Divinations: Class of effects in which performer discovers which of several similar objects has been concealed or what order they have been arranged in 184 Doebler, Ludwig Leopold: 1801-1864 bio 185 Dollar Bill Tricks: A torn and restored bill described, and the bill to lemon 189 Doll's House: Frederick Culpitt's illusion described 189 Dove Pan: described 190 Downs, Thomas Nelson: 1867-1938 bio 190 Drawer-Box: described 192 Droppers: defined 193 Drumhead Tube: described 194 Duck Vanish: described 195 E 195 East Indian Magic: Article 196 Egg and Handkerchief: effect detailed in a couple of approaches 201 Egg Bag: described, with some details of De Biere's egg bag. Includes a general approach to a routine, but no details. 202 Equivoques (Conjurer's Choice): described 203 Escapes and Releases: includes short discussions of The Jacoby Rope Tie, Handcuff Escape, Sack Escapes, The Mail Bag, Straitjacket Escape, Escape from Paper Cylinder, Packing Cases, and Siberian Chain Release 212 Exposures: short article on ethics 214 F 214 Fake: defined 214 Fawkes, Isaac: died 1731 bio 215 Fish-Catching: defined 215 Flagstaff: described 217 Flash Paper: defined 217 Flower in Buttonhole: defined 218 Flower Productions: Described in longer article 221 Forcing: defined 222 Four Ace Tricks: Covers Charles Bertram's Method, and seven other methods 232 Fox, Imro (Isidor Fuchs): 1852-1910 bio 232 Frikell, Wiljalba: 1818-1903 bio 232 Funnel: Described 234 G 234 Gambling Methods: longer article on cheating with cards and dice 242 General Card: defined 242 Gimmick: defined 242 Goldfish Bowls: described 244 Goldin, Horace (Hyman Goldstein): 1873-1939 bio 244 Grandmother's Necklace: described 246 Gyngell: died 1833, bio 247 H 247 Handkerchiefs Prepared as Vanishers: described, including the Die-Vanishing Handkerchief and more 251 Hands: how to treat 251 Hat Trick: detailed description of Joseph Michael Hartz' production of items from a hat 263 Heimburger, Alexander: 1818-1909 bio 263 Heller, Robert (William Henry Palmer): about 1826-1878 bio 263 Herrmann: family of magicians bio 264 Hertz Carl (Laib Morgenstern): 1869-1924 bio 264 History: article on the history of magic 266 Hoffmann, Professor Louis (Angelo John Lewis, MA): 1839-1920 bio 267 Hofzinser, Johann Nepomuk: 1806-1875 bio 267 Holders: several ball and egg holders described 268 Hoods: as used for coins, cards, etc. 269 Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz): 1874-1926 bio 270 I 270 Illusions: defined 270 Impromptu Effects: pointer to books with impromptu effects 270 Indian Basket Trick: described 272 Indian Mango Trick: described 273 Indian Rope Trick: described 274 Inexhaustible Bottle: described, with various improvements 276 Invention: article, includes a chart with Magical Technics, info on patents, etc. 284 J 284 Jap Box: described in detail 286 Jumping Peg: described 288 K 288 Kellar, Harry (Harold Keller): 1849-1922 bio 288 Kellar Tie: rope release described 289 L 289 Lafayette (Siegmund Neuburger): 1872-1911 bio 289 Laurant, Eugene (Eugene Greenleaf): 1875-1944) bio 289 Leroy (Jean Henri) Servais: 1865-1953 bio 290 Levitations: several stage levitations described, the floating ball 294 Linking Rings: a full routine is described 301 Literature of Magic: article on historical writings 306 Load: defined 306 Lota: described 308 M 308 Magical Effects: general description of magical effect types 309 Makeup: described 309 Maskelynes, The: family bio 310 Mechanical Decks: Describes Strippers, Cornered, Forcing Decks, Svengali, Mene Tekel, etc. 313 Merry Widow: described 313 Mind-Reading: general high-level discussion, with an example two-person code 316 Mirror Principle: described 317 Miser's Dream: routine described 321 Mulholland, John: born 1898, bio 321 Multiplying Billiard Balls: briefly described 323 Muscle Reading: article on mind-reading 326 Music: article on choosing music 329 N 329 Needle Trick: threading needles in mouth described 330 Nest of Boxes: described 333 Nicola, the Great (William Mozart Nocol): 1880-1946 bio 333 Night Club Shows: article 335 O 335 Organizations: SAM, IBM, Magic Circle, etc. 335 Organ Pipes: described 339 P 339 Pantomime: article 343 Passe-Passe Bottle: described with routine 345 Patter: article 349 Phantom Tube: defined 349 Phillippe or Philippe (Phillippe Talon): 1802-1879 bio 350 Pinetti, Giuseppe, De Willedal: 1750-1800 bio 351 Pistol: gimmicked pistol described 351 Plant: defined 352 Powell, Frederick Eugene: 1857-1938 bio 352 Practice and Rehearsal: article 354 Presentation: article on the rules of presentation 359 Programs: article on building your program 362 Psychology: article on deception 367 Publicity: article on advertising 369 Pulls: several varieties described 377 R 377 Rattle Box: described with a routine 378 Rice Bowls: various methods described 382 Ring: defined 382 Ring On Stick: briefly described 383 Rising Cards: methods include threads, De Kolta method, with routine described along with various other approaches 395 Robert-Houdin: 1805-1871 bio 396 Robin, Henri (Dunkell): died 1874, bio 396 Rope Tricks: defined 397 Routine: short article 398 S 398 Salting: defined 398 Sawing a Woman in Two: briefly described 399 Selbit, P.T. (Percy Thomas Tibbles): died 1938, bio 399 Servante: described in good detail 403 Shell: defined 403 Shell Game: briefly described, reader is directed to Jack Chanin's Hello Sucker! 404 Shower of Sweets: children's effect described 405 Silent Acts: defined 405 Silk Tricks: Describes various tools such as False Fingers, Wands, Production from a Match Box, Multiplying Tube, Productions, Color Changing, Knots, Sympathetic Silks, etc. 421 Slate Tests: writing on blank slates described 422 Sleeve Up His: defined 423 Sleight of Hand: defined 423 Spelling Master: card effect described 424 Spider: defined 424 Spirit Effects: article 427 Sponge Balls: very briefly described 428 Stage Settings: Article on setting the stage for stage shows, with bibliography on Stage and Theater 438 Steal: defined 438 Stodare, Colonel Alfred (John English): 1831-1866 bio 438 String Tricks: Includes brief discussion of Perambulating String, Pricking the Garter, Snare, etc. 440 Sucker Gag: defined 440 Sun and Moon Trick: handkerchief trick described in detail 442 Switch: Defined 443 Sympathetic Coins: A Coin Matrix type effect described 445 T 445 Table Tricks: defined 445 Talk: defined 446 Tambourine: production utility described 447 Telephone Trick: briefly described 447 Thimble Tricks: Decent article describes production, multiplying thimbles, and thimble passes 454 Thirty Card Trick: Cards transfer from one pile to another 456 Thread, Black: defined 456 Three-Card Tricks: Three Card Monte describe in fair detail; Mexican Three Card Monte; Slow Motion Method 461 Thumb Tie: release described 462 Thumb Tip: defined 463 Thumb Writer: Defined 463 Thurston, Howard: 1869-1936 bio 463 Torn and Restored Paper: various methods described, including Torn Cigarette Paper 466 Torrini (Count Edmond De Grisy): bio of this fictional character 467 Tourniquet: defined 467 Transfixed Pack: two card effects described 470 Traps: defined 470 Trunk Trick, Substitution: stage effect briefly described 471 Tumblers: Bottomless, Mirror Glass, others described 475 Turban Cut and Restored: described 477 V 477 Van Hoven, Frank: 18??-19?? bio 477 Vanishing Performer: described 477 Vest-Pocket Magic: defined 478 Volunteers: Short Article 480 W 480 Walking Through a Brick Wall: described 481 Wands: Article with discussion of production, coin wand, auto-gravity wand, Cigar Wand, Swallowing Wand, and Vanishing Wand 486 Watch Tricks: Several tricks described including the Watch Mortar, The Watch Winder, and Watch It! Refers readers to Samuel Berland's Tricks with Watches. 496 Wax: defined 497 Williams, Oswald: 1881-1937 bio 497 Wine and Water: briefly described 497 Wyman, John: 1816-1881 bio 498 Y 498 You Do as I Do: Briefly described, with reference to Hilliard's Greater Magic and Hugard's Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution