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− | ''' Paper Magic''' by [[Houdini]] was all about magic and puzzles using paper. | + | '''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 == | == Editions == | ||
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* The Travelling Paper Balls 3 | * The Travelling Paper Balls 3 | ||
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* The Torn Paper Ribbon 20 | * The Torn Paper Ribbon 20 | ||
* The Selective Touch 29 | * The Selective Touch 29 |
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