Illustrated Magic

Ottokar Fischer

This informative book of stage magic contains many illustrations. Covers a world of magical information. Sections on important magicians, secrets of success for magicians by Kellar. Discussion of illusion. Secrets of magical apparatus (dozens of card tricks, their sleights and effects, section on mind reading clairvoyance, and telepathy, stage illusions (a dozen explained – many used today), ghost and spirit shows, complete details on black art, section on every form of escape feats of the fakirs with many East Indian tricks described, like the basket trick, section on the wonders of puzzles, including chests with secret openings. A vast amount of information by one of the finest minds in magic of his day. Belongs in every magician’s library.

status	Copy #1 (8613): in
genre	Performance Arts » Stage Magic
publisher	MacMillan
publish date	1946
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