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Houdini on Magic by Harry Houdini (1953, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486203840
ISBN-139780486203843
eBay Product ID (ePID)158013
Product Key Features
Book TitleHoudini on Magic
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMagic
Publication Year1953
IllustratorYes
GenreGames & Activities
AuthorHarry Houdini
Book SeriesDover Magic Bks.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Grade FromFifth Grade
Table Of ContentI HOUDINI ON HANDCUFF AND RESTRAINTS Light on Jail Breaking The Straightjacket Release Skeleton Keys The German Transport Chain Lock Picking Implements Opening Sealed Handcuffs The Plug-Eight Handcuff English Regulation Cuffs Moscow Escape Cologne Police Libel Suit The Spirit Collar The Champion Lock Cuff II HOUDINI ON ROPE MAGIC Know Your Ropes A Simple Release Three Effects With the Handcuff Tie The Thumb Tie The Clothesline Tie Simplex Tie Underwater Escape Spectacular Escapes The Big Wheel Release North American Indian Tie Russian Transport Tie Houdini's Full View Release III HOUDINI ON MAGICIANS Doctor Katterfelto Philadelphia Wiljalba Frikell Johann N. Hofzinser George Heubeck Wyman the Wizard IV HOUDINI ON CHALLENGES AND ESCAPES The Sailor Challenge The Wet Sheet Test The Blanket Restraint The Pasteboard Box Escape The Paper Bag Escape The Basket Escape Ladders and Rope Challenge The Great Cell Mystery The Barrel Challenge The Mail Bag Escape The Spanish Maiden The Double Box Escape V HOUDINI ON SPOOKS Spiritualism Sweeping the World Houdini Before Congress A Marvelous Coincidence The Spirit Knots The Vanishing Knot The Spirit Release Table Lifting Spiritualistic Secret Library Directory Service The Zan Zic Slate The Talking Skull Spirit Photos The Vest Turning Mystery "Margery" the Medium Exposed" VI HOUDINI ON TRICKS Coin and Glass Four Coin Assembly Hypnotic Match Box The Uncanny Glass A Spooky Ball The Astonishing Egg A New Dyeing Tube Spirits of Aqua Magnetic Matches The Traveling Die Restoring a Match Tri-Color Cards The Imprisoned Card The Houdini Card Multiple Card Prediction The Photogenic Card Cut and Restored String Cone and Egg Card in Egg Finding a Chosen Card The Balancing Magic Wand Cigar on Hat Exchanging a Marked Coin The Ribbon Escape Kellar's Wine and Ribbon Lifting a Human Being With Power From Eyes The Hindoo Boiling and Disappearing Water Trick The Spelling Bee Card Trick A Mind Reading Effect Coin Balanced on Sword A Vanish in Mid-Air Sawing a Woman into Twins The Transformation Cabinet The Flight of Venus The Giant Ball of Wool A Vanish From a Ladder Walking Through a Brick Wall A Second-Sight Act The Watch Test "The Figure Test to 10,000" The Playing Card Test The Slate Test The Book Test The Colored-Pencil Test Presentation of the Act VII HOUDINI ON MISCELLANEOUS MYSTERY Addressing An Audience Hints for Young Magicians under Eighty Bobby The Art of Cryptography Scytala Laconias Check Board Cypher Deciphering Secret Codes Argamasilli - X-ray Eyes Ching Ling Foo's Paper Trick VIII HOUDINI ON THE RIGHT WAY TO DO WRONG Cheating Uncle Sam Tricks Of the Bunco Men Thieves And Their Tricks Pickpockets At Work Humbugs
SynopsisWritten by the master magician himself, this fascinating work reveals the secrets behind how Houdini escaped numerous death-defying stunts and exposed a variety of fake spiritualists. He also gives instructions for 44 eye-catching stage tricks, as well as other fascinating material. 155 illustrations., Harry Houdini's fame is secure as the greatest magician of modern times. Many of his fabulous escapes, indeed, now sound more like legend than history, yet they really happened. He permitted himself to be thrown, manacled, into the Hudson River; to be nailed into packing cases and lowered into the ocean; to be suspended by the ankles, strait-jacketed, hundreds of feet above the ground -- and in every case escaped easily. This book is Houdini's own account of these exploits, supplemented with rare photographs and posters, first-hand material from periodicals and pamphlets, and behind-the-scenes revelations of some of the master's most prized secrets: how he picked locks, how he sawed a girl in half to become twins, how he walked through a brick wall, how a girl can vanish from a sheet of plate glass without trapdoors, hoists, mirrors, or other such apparatus. There are also instructions for performing 44 stage tricks, including the coin and glass, the Indian needle trick, and other standards. These are illustrated with diagram sequences that cover every step in performance. Finally, of special interest to many readers are Houdini's accounts of great magicians of history and of Houdini's own battles with spiritualists and fraudulent mediums., Houdini shares secrets of how he escaped numerous death-defying stunts and exposed a variety of fake spiritualists. He also gives instructions for eye-catching tricks, as well as other fascinating material. 155 illustrations.
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- 12 Feb, 2019
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Interesting to know all about the life of Houdini!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Nov, 2018
A remarkable human being!
Nice condition. Easy reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
