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* History of Natural Magic and Prestidigitation | * History of Natural Magic and Prestidigitation | ||
− | ** Heron of Alexandria , Philo of Byzantium | + | ** [[Heron of Alexandria]] , Philo of Byzantium |
*The Chevalier [[Pinetti]] | *The Chevalier [[Pinetti]] | ||
**Naples , Piacenza , Grisy | **Naples , Piacenza , Grisy |
Revision as of 22:20, 27 November 2011
The Old and the New Magic | |
Author | Henry R. Evans |
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Publisher | Open Court Publishing Company |
Publication Date | 1906 |
Language | English |
ISBN: | 1428636722 |
The Old and the New Magic is a book on the history of conjuring, with an introduction was by Dr. Paul Carus.
Contents
Editions
- Second Edition 1909
- A facsimile reprint by Kessinger Publishing 2006.
Contents
- History of Natural Magic and Prestidigitation
- Heron of Alexandria , Philo of Byzantium
- The Chevalier Pinetti
- Naples , Piacenza , Grisy
- A Study in Charlatanism
- Cagli , Cardinal de Rohan , Marie Antoinette
- Ghostmaking Extraordinary
- Peter III , phantasmagoria , spectres
- The Romance of Automata
- automaton , Schlumberger , Catherine II
- Conjurer Author and Ambassador
- Robert-Houdin , Palais Royal
- Some Oldtime Conjurers
- The Secrets of Second Sight
- The Confessions of an Amateur Conjurer
- A Day with Alexander the Great
- Alexander Herrmann , Vanishing Lady , Mephisto
- A Twentieth Century Thaumaturgist
- As Gentleman of Thibet
- Sarak , Madame Blavatsky , Theosophical Society
- Have Met
- The Riddle of the Sphinx
- looking-glass , ventriloquism , Egyptian Hall
- Treweyism
- Trewey , Paul Carus , Carl Heinrich Cornill
Editions
- Open Court Publishing , Chicago, 1906.
- 2nd edition 1909.
References