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[[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] by [[Henry Hatton]] with [[Adrian Plate]], | [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] by [[Henry Hatton]] with [[Adrian Plate]], who well known magicians of their time is a book for amateur and professional magicians explaining 140 tricks performed with cards, coins, balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, and other common household items with 194 black-and-white illustrations. It features tricks from [[Germain]], [[Conradi]], [[Goldston]] and [[Okito]]. | ||
The authors drew the wrath of many fellow magicians for exposure by permitting sections to be reprinted in a magazine for boys, "St. Nicholas". | The authors drew the wrath of many fellow magicians for exposure by permitting sections to be reprinted in a magazine for boys, "St. Nicholas". | ||
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== Editions == | == Editions == | ||
* First Edition , the Century Co., New York | * First Edition, the Century Co., New York, 1910 | ||
* The Century Co., New York 1917 | * The Century Co., New York, 1917 | ||
* Dover 2003 | * Dover, 2003 | ||
* ISBN 0486425169 | * ISBN 0486425169 | ||
Revision as of 02:56, 6 May 2011
| Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done | |
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| Author | Henry Hatton |
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| Publisher | The Century Co. |
| Publication Date | 1910 |
| Language | English |
Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done by Henry Hatton with Adrian Plate, who well known magicians of their time is a book for amateur and professional magicians explaining 140 tricks performed with cards, coins, balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, and other common household items with 194 black-and-white illustrations. It features tricks from Germain, Conradi, Goldston and Okito.
The authors drew the wrath of many fellow magicians for exposure by permitting sections to be reprinted in a magazine for boys, "St. Nicholas".
This book became a classic and was called the 'first American general textbook' of magic by Henry Hay and rated one of the ten basic books by the historian H. Adrian Smith.
Contents
- I With Cards
- II With Coins
- III With Balls and Eggs
- IV With Handkerchiefs
- V Some After-Dinner Tricks
- VI Miscellaneous Tricks
Editions
- First Edition, the Century Co., New York, 1910
- The Century Co., New York, 1917
- Dover, 2003
- ISBN 0486425169
References
- MAGICIANS TELL THE SECRET OF FAMOUS TRICKS; Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate Give Some of Their Methods and Experiences in the Art of Mystifying the Public. New York Times, October 23, 1910
- http://magicref.tripod.com/books/hattonmagicianstricks.htm