Chavez, Marian: Encyclopedia of Dove Magic, Revised
©1979 Marian Chavez; Tannen Magic
Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 153 pages

Comments: The contents for the revised edition seem to be more extensive than the original edition. I'm not sure if there is just more detail provided, or if the revised edition has that much additional content, so I've listed the two editions separately.

Contents (from Lybrary.com, numbers are not page numbers):

1 Foreword
2 Foreword To The Revised Edition

3 Care, Feeding, And Handling Of Doves
4 Training Is A Two-Way Street
5 The Tinting Of Doves
6 For Assistants Only
7 Conditioning The Audience
8 Can I Become That Good?
9 Pointers On Presentation
10 Take Your Audience With You
11 How To Get Applause
12 - How To Get Applause After A Vanish
13 Pete Bouton's Birds Of Freedom

14 All About Dove Loads
15 Basic Dove Bag
16 Silk Body Load
17 Wire Lace Bag
18 Snap Fastener Bag
19 The Sleeve Load
20 Paper Loads
21 Body Loads
22 Breast Pocket Load
23 The Four-Corner Dove Bag Load
24 Vel-Cro Tab Bag
25 The Wool Sock Bag
26 Zippered Pouch
27 Another Snap Fastener Bag
28 Drop-Bag Gimmick
29 The Sling Bag
30 The Straight-Line Harness
31 The Figure 8 Harness
32 On Making Steals
33 Dove Pockets
34 The Dove Production
35 For The Ladies

36 Neil Foster's Dove Production
37 E-Z Dove Production (Jim Spence)
38 The J B Dove Production (Johnny Brown)
39 Hypnotizing The Dove
40 Displaying The Doves
41 - Stands To Show The Doves On

42 Training Of The Doves
43 The Hoop
44 Hop-La Hoop
45 Doves In Orbit
46 The Archade
47 The Seasaw
48 The Helter-Skelter
49 Dove On Parade
50 Merry-Go-Round
51 General Dove Effects
52 Twin Doves From Silk
53 Tear-Apart Vanish
54 The Vanishing Dove Cage
55 Dove In Balloon
56 Change Bag A La Dove
57 A "Tip" On The Dove Pan
58 Top Hat Magic
59 Top Hat Production
60 That Top Hat
61 The Floating Dove A La Zombie
62 Technicolor Doves
63 Carnival Tissue To Dove
64 Dove Tray Production
65 Dove Triangle
66 The Dove In The Net
67 Egg To Dove
68 Hong Kong Dove Production
69 Visible Dove Production Box
70 Production Dove Cage
71 The Andre Kole Dove Kones
72 Dove From Frame
73 See Thru Screen Dove Box
74 Dove Vanish A La Paper Bag
75 Transistorized Doves
76 - Construction Of Radio Cabinet
77 - Presentation
78 Frames Of Mystery
79 Novel Vanish And Appearance Of A Dove From Paper Bag
80 Twentieth Century Cane And Dove

81 Magic With A Silken Dove Holder
82 - Silken Dove Holder
83 - Vanishing Candle And Dove Production

84 Dove From Tissues
85 Portfolio

86 Appendix 1: The Magician's Primer Guide To Doves: Their Care And Handling
87 Introduction
88 Selection
89 Caging And Cage Care
90 Feeding
91 General Management
92 Training
93 Illnesses And Diseases
94 Breeding
95 Appendix 2: Slydini's Master Dove Production
96 The Effect
97 Construction Of The Dove Bag
98 The Clasp
99 The Set-Up
100 Presentation
101 Slydini's Dove Creations
102 Dove From Balloon
103 Dove From Silks
104 Sympathetic Finish
105 Dove From Wand


By Marian Chavez. A beautifully produced book about dove magic and all those extra things you need to know: care and feeding of doves, types of cages, presentation pointers, conditioning the audience, etc. Along with many fine dove effects such as The Floating Dove, Dove Tray Production, Egg to Dove, Production Dove Cage. There is an appendix containing Slydini's Master Dove Production. Illustrated with drawings and photos. 153 pages.

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