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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/824726971 Title: Magic : 1400s-1950s Author: Mike Caveney; Jim Steinmeyer; Ricky Jay; Noel Daniel Publisher: Köln : Taschen, [2013]. ©2013 ISBN/ISSN: 9783836528078 383652807X OCLC:824726971

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Magic : 1400s-1950s

Author:	Mike Caveney; Jim Steinmeyer; Ricky Jay; Noel Daniel
Publisher:	Köln : Taschen, [2013]. ©2013
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. This book celebrates more than 500 years of the dazzling visual culture of the world's greatest magicians. It traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s.
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Subjects	Magic tricks -- History. Magic tricks -- Pictorial works. Magicians -- History. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	History Pictorial works
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Mike Caveney; Jim Steinmeyer; Ricky Jay; Noel Daniel Find more information about:
ISBN:	9783836528078 383652807X
OCLC Number:	824726971
Language Note:	Parallel text in English, French and German.
Notes:	Issued in a slipcase. Original edition ©2009. On title page, "a" in title represented by a playing card spade, "i" by a diamond. Includes index.
Description:	535, [9] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 40 cm.
Contents:	Wizards of wonder/ Noel Daniel -- To please and cheat the sight / Ricky Jay (illustrated with items from his collection -- Conjuring life and death: the essence of illusion / Jim Steinmeyer -- Devilish deception: the origins of wonder / Jim Steinmeyer -- From black magic to modern magic / Mike Caveney -- The supernatural and the spirit world / Jim Steinmeyer -- Masters of the golden age / Mike Caveney -- The great touring shows / Mike Caveney -- Chains, blades, bullets, and fire: daring and danger in magic / Jim Steinmeyer -- Magic in vaudeville and nightclubs / Mike Caveney.
Responsibility:	edited by Noel Daniel ; introduction by Ricky Jay ; essays and captions by Mike Caveney and Jim Steinmeyer ; [German translation, Holger Wölfle ; French translation, Philippe Safavi].

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