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+ | | pub_date = 1922 | ||
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+ | '''Houdini's Paper Magic''' by [[Harry Houdini]] was all about magic and puzzles using paper. | ||
Reviewed in [[Paul Fleming Book Reviews]], Vol. 1 (1944). | Reviewed in [[Paul Fleming Book Reviews]], Vol. 1 (1944). | ||
+ | {{See also | [[Blyth's Paper Magic]] (1920)}} and [[Grant's Paper Magic]] (1941). | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Editions == | ||
+ | * 1st edition, April 1922, E. P. Dutton & Company, New York | ||
+ | * 2nd printing, August 1922 | ||
+ | * 3rd printing, May 1929 | ||
+ | * 4th printing, January 1934 | ||
+ | * 5th printing, December 1941 | ||
+ | * Reprinted by Magico Magazine, New York; | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Contents == | ||
+ | * The Travelling Paper Balls 3 | ||
+ | * The Cigarette Paper Tear 13 | ||
+ | * The Torn Paper Ribbon 20 | ||
+ | * The Selective Touch 29 | ||
+ | * The Spirit Communication 37 | ||
+ | * The Chameleon Confetti 43 | ||
+ | * Production of Confetti 49 | ||
+ | * The Floating Ball 57 | ||
+ | * The Shaving Stick 65 | ||
+ | * The Pig and the Ring 71 | ||
+ | * Coffee Milk and Sugar 79 | ||
+ | * Paper Clippings and Water 93 | ||
+ | * Werners Bill Tearing Trick 99 | ||
+ | * An Effective Finish 110 | ||
+ | * The Japanese Bird 117 | ||
+ | * Puzzle Box fob Sweets 127 | ||
+ | * The Chapeau 133 | ||
+ | * Japanese Hexagon Puzzle Box 139 | ||
+ | * Jacobs Ladder 147 | ||
+ | * The Dancing Skeletons 154 | ||
+ | * The Dancing Girls 161 | ||
+ | * Circular Designs 167 | ||
+ | * The Five Pointed Star 176 | ||
+ | * Paper Puzzles 183 | ||
+ | * The Stairs 189 | ||
+ | * The Octagon Puzzle 191 | ||
+ | * The Right Angle Triangle 197 | ||
+ | * The Cross Cut Puzzle 204 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 26 January 2012
Houdini's Paper Magic | |
First edition | |
Author | Harry Houdini |
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Publisher | E.P. Dutton & Company |
Publication Date | 1922 |
Language | English |
Pages | 206 |
Houdini's Paper Magic by Harry Houdini was all about magic and puzzles using paper.
Reviewed in Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 1 (1944).
- See also: Blyth's Paper Magic (1920). and Grant's Paper Magic (1941).
Editions
- 1st edition, April 1922, E. P. Dutton & Company, New York
- 2nd printing, August 1922
- 3rd printing, May 1929
- 4th printing, January 1934
- 5th printing, December 1941
- Reprinted by Magico Magazine, New York;
Contents
- The Travelling Paper Balls 3
- The Cigarette Paper Tear 13
- The Torn Paper Ribbon 20
- The Selective Touch 29
- The Spirit Communication 37
- The Chameleon Confetti 43
- Production of Confetti 49
- The Floating Ball 57
- The Shaving Stick 65
- The Pig and the Ring 71
- Coffee Milk and Sugar 79
- Paper Clippings and Water 93
- Werners Bill Tearing Trick 99
- An Effective Finish 110
- The Japanese Bird 117
- Puzzle Box fob Sweets 127
- The Chapeau 133
- Japanese Hexagon Puzzle Box 139
- Jacobs Ladder 147
- The Dancing Skeletons 154
- The Dancing Girls 161
- Circular Designs 167
- The Five Pointed Star 176
- Paper Puzzles 183
- The Stairs 189
- The Octagon Puzzle 191
- The Right Angle Triangle 197
- The Cross Cut Puzzle 204