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The magic magic book an inquiry into the venerable history & operation of the oldest trick conjuring books, designated "blow books" [for whomsoever bloweth on the pages, if he be versed in the secret method, may cause the images to appear, vanish & change at will several times] adorned with original renderings from the ateliers of these esteemed delineators of artistic impression: Vija Celmins ... embellished with ancient iconography from the collection of the author of this curious compendium
Print Book, English, 1994
Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1994
History
2 volumes in box : color illustrations ; 27 cm
70450975
Issued in decorated clamshell box
Limited ed. of 300 copies
Each vol. has cover and spine title: Magic magic ; last word inverted on v.2
Vol. 2 is a magician's 'blow book' with instructions for creating a series of visual illusions