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The fireside magician, or, The art of natural magic made easy : being a familiar and scientific explanation of legerdemain, physical amusement, recreative chemistry, diversions with cards, and of all the minor mysteries of mechanical magic, with feats : as performed in public by Herr Alexander, Robert Houdin, "The Wizard of the North," and distinguished conjurors of all ages and nations : comprising over one thousand interesting mental and physical recreations, with explanatory engravings

Title: The fireside magician, or, The art of natural magic made easy : being a familiar and scientific explanation of legerdemain, physical amusement, recreative chemistry, diversions with cards, and of all the minor mysteries of mechanical magic, with feats : as performed in public by Herr Alexander, Robert Houdin, "The Wizard of the North," and distinguished conjurors of all ages and nations : comprising over one thousand interesting mental and physical recreations, with explanatory engravings / compiled from original sources, by Paul Preston.
Author: Picton, Thomas, 1822-1891.
Publication: New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, c1870.

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Description

132 p. : 93 ill.; 19 cm.

Alternative Title

Fireside magician.
Art of natural magic made easy.

Subject

Magic tricks

Note

Copyrighted by W.E. Hilton. Text is identical to the Hilton ed.
Source: Bequest of Harry Houdini, April, 1927.

Call Number

MZC (Picton, T. Fireside magician)

LCCN

41027421 //r983

OCLC

29307715

Author

Picton, Thomas, 1822-1891.

Title

The fireside magician, or, The art of natural magic made easy : being a familiar and scientific explanation of legerdemain, physical amusement, recreative chemistry, diversions with cards, and of all the minor mysteries of mechanical magic, with feats : as performed in public by Herr Alexander, Robert Houdin, "The Wizard of the North," and distinguished conjurors of all ages and nations : comprising over one thousand interesting mental and physical recreations, with explanatory engravings / compiled from original sources, by Paul Preston.

Imprint

New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, c1870.

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Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

Research Call Number

MZC (Picton, T. Fireside magician)

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