Help us get to over 8,749 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Revision as of 17:06, 26 April 2011 by Philippe billot (Talk | contribs)
Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler | |
Author | H. J. Burlingame |
---|---|
Publisher | Clyde Publishing Company |
Publication Date | 1891 |
Language | English |
Pages | 172 |
The book contains:
- Reminiscences of Baron Hartwig Seeman. Anecdotes include his performance of a remarkable bullet catch in Egypt.
- The story of the magician/juggler, William D'Alvini.
- A reprint of psychologist Max Dessoir's monograph on the psychology of conjuring (with added references by Burlingame to mediums).
- A brief chapter on the Bellachini (1828-1885), court magician to Kaiser Wilhelm the first.
Reprint
A limited edition (300 copies) reprint was published which included a Barrie Richardson introduction pointing out some highlights of the book as well as reproductions of Seeman and D'Alvini promotional materials and programs.