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psand New user 2 Posts |
I recently picked read Jim Steinmeyer's Hiding the Elephant and very much enjoyed it. Can anyone recommend similar books, that is modern accounts of magic history?
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Leo H Inner circle 1333 Posts |
Here are more books rich with magic history to keep you busy:
1. The Taschen magic history: 1400-1950s. 2. Steinmeyer's biographies of Thurston and Chung Ling Soo. 3. Mike Caveney's Classic Correspondence books. He just published his third volume. 4. Professor Kenneth Silverman's biography of Houdini. |
psand New user 2 Posts |
Thanks, Im going to check them out.
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Leo H Inner circle 1333 Posts |
Bradbury books has a paperback copy of the Silverman book for $12.00. Their selection of magic and magic history books is extensive:
http://www.bradburybooks.com/ |
Doug Trouten Elite user Minnesota 471 Posts |
James Randi wrote a magic history book titled "Conjuring." You can get a used hardcover copy for about $3 on Amazon.
It's still magic even if you know how it's done.
Terry Pratchett |
motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
Books have been written on Dante and Blackstone. Vernon as well.
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
– Karl Germain |
Anatole Inner circle 1912 Posts |
This one is a little expensive, but you might want to give it a look:
Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Pictorial-H......+theater There's also a somewhat more afforable listing at alibris.com http://www.alibris.com/Magic-A-Pictorial......atches=4 ----- Amado "Sonny" Narvaez
----- Sonny Narvaez
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Great suggestion, Sonny! I bought that book from David himself at the Egyptian hall Museum.
This is a really good book... https://www.amazon.com/Victorian-Magic-G......10084536 Most will be individual biographies. Check those at Miracle Factory by Todd Karr. http://miraclefactory.net/zenstore/ By David Charvet,,, http://charvetmagic.com/ By William Rauscher... http://www.mysticlightpress.com/index.php?page_id=14 By Mike Caveney... http://www.mcmagicwords.com/ By Jim Steinmeyer... http://www.jimsteinmeyer.com/catalog/home.php?cat=249
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Rainboguy Inner circle 1915 Posts |
By Dick Oslund... http://dennymagic.com/store/road-scholar......und.html
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magicfish Inner circle 7006 Posts |
Paul Daniels and the Story of Magic by John Fisher.
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
Abbott's has just (re)offered a huge book of the history of their company.
Julie |
Anatole Inner circle 1912 Posts |
Julie, can you provide the title of the book of the history of the Abbott Magic Company or a
a link to where it is listed on their website? Thanks. ----- Amado "Sonny" Narvaez
----- Sonny Narvaez
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RichardIngram New user 52 Posts |
I am not sure if this is what Julie had in mind, but this is a book I have on my shortlist regarding Abbott's rich history:
http://www.abbottmagic.com/Decades-80-Ye......book.htm |
Leo H Inner circle 1333 Posts |
Milbourne Christopher's The Illustrated History of Magic is another great text.
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ekins Special user Portland, Oregon 513 Posts |
A fun read is the autobiography of John Scarne; "The Odds Against Me". You can find it under $10 on Amazon.
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Leo H Inner circle 1333 Posts |
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On Jan 1, 2017, ekins wrote: That it is Ekins! I'm halfway through it. What a read and filled with magic history witnessed first hand by Scarne. |
Trace3k New user Vancouver Canada 21 Posts |
Does anyone know where I can get a detailed biography of T Nelson Downs? I am interested to read up on the King of Koins.
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Tim Cavendish Inner circle 1404 Posts |
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On Jan 31, 2017, Trace3k wrote: He'd definitely be an interesting biographical subject. While not the main focus, Downs comes to life in David Ben's biography of Dai Vernon. For someone so successful, he comes across as massively insecure and jealous of others. And the better part of a century before BitTorrent, he was a huge pirate of copied magic manuscripts, with his own private distribution network... David Ben has a lot of correspondence between Downs and Faucett Ross which he used for the Vernon book. If anyone were to write a book on Downs, it'd probably be him. |
Leo H Inner circle 1333 Posts |
A few interesting links on Downs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nelson_Downs http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?......on_Downs |
RichardIngram New user 52 Posts |
Is it really palming if you have 60 coins held? Isn't that just a handful?
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