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Art & Artifice - and Other Essays On Illusion
Jim Steinmeyer
Hahne (1998)
In Collection
#5015
10*
Conjuring
Magic tricks
Hardcover 
USA  English
Steinmeyer, Jim: Art & Artifice
©1998 Jim Steinmeyer; Hahne
Hardcover, no dj, 192 pages

Comments:

Contents: (Chapters, from book ToC)
7 Chapter l Art and Artifice: Steele Mac Kaye; Maskelyne and Devant: theatrical
wizardry and the limits of theatrical reality
49 Chapter 2. The Moth in the Spotlight: David Devant and the magnificent illusion inspired from a dream; The Mascot Moth
77 Chapter 3. Above and Beneath the Saw: P.T. Selbit, Horace Goldin, and magic’s great success; Sawing a Lady in Halves, as products of their times.
107 Chapter 4. Mr. Morritt’s Donkey - In Theory: Charles Morritt, the Mystery Man, and the problems presented by his incredible creations.
139 Chapter 5. Mr. Morritt’s Donkey - In Practice: Rediscovering Morritt’s Disappearing Donkey, a lost secret in the optics of stage illusion.

Product Details
Edition Limited to 700 copies
No. of Pages 192
First Edition Yes
Personal Details
Read It No
Location Magic Library (Home)
Condition Near Mint
Owner Bryan-Keith Taylor
Notes