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...or a history of modern magic.

I know the famous (television) magicians and the odd not so famous magician that has been referenced in a book that I read. I know there was a chinaman that wasn't a chinaman that died catching a bullet and a fellow that was fairly good at escaping from his manacles but that is pretty much it!

Obviously this is a fairly large subject but is there a good book that documents a brief history of magic please? I like to know a little bit about the subject that I'm studying.

Thanks in advance.

Shaun.

Jim Steinmeyer books are well worth reading and are available through amazon

I thoroughly enjoyed Hiding The Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer, which amongst ther things contains a potted history of the usage of mirrors in stage illusions.

-Stacy

start with Milbourne Christophers The Illustrated History of Magic .( shop around on line, there are many out there.. some for silly money)
then decide on an area that you wish to study. Its a huge and diverse subject that can make you spend serious money in the pursuit of facts.

Another vote here for Hiding the Elephant, fascinating and very very readable!

Have lunch with Mr. Tipton

Craig Browning wrote:Have lunch with Mr. Tipton

"Buy lunch for.." shurley? (:

fiftytwo wrote:

Craig Browning wrote:Have lunch with Mr. Tipton

"Buy lunch for.." shurley? (:

and desert!

"Paul Daniels and the Story of Magic" by John Fisher is pretty good; there are cheap second-hand copies about.

Barry

Craig. Luinch--only if he pays for it!!

BOOKS
The Great Illusionists--Eddie Dawes. From the Greeks to Houdini
Panorama of Magic by Milbourne Christopher--now REPUBLISED as Magic-A Picture History.
Victorian Magic by Geoffrey Lamb
The Book Of Magic-- Eddie Dawes and Arthur Setterington
Magic--A Pictorial History of Conjurors In The Theatre,- David Price. Thick book--difficult to get hold of.
Magic--1400's to 1950's. Edited by Noel Daniel. Taschen Books. This is 44cms x 30cms x7cms.-- HUGE. So heavy you can only read it set on a table!
The Magic Circle--history of. Michael Bailey but it covers lots of magicians.
Val Andrews individual magicians bios: Goodnight Mr. Dante, The Great Lyle, Chefalo, Horace Goldin, Murray, Murray-the Encore, Carmo, Seven Keys to Kalanag
David Devant, the Junior Partner.
The Chung Ling Soo Books: CLS, The Marvellous Chinese Conjuror (Will Dexter) The Glorious Deception (Jim Steinmeyer) 2 by Gary Franks, Chung Ling Soo's Mechanists by Brian McCullagh & Dr. J. Ernest Aldred.
Dante the Devil Himself by Phil Temple. We Remember Dante by Joel Ray There is a set of 4 sound tapes published with this book. All interviews
Oscar Elliason-The original Dante -- Kent Blackmore
The Life & Times of The Great Lafayette by Arthur Setterington
The Great Lyle by Eddie Dawes
Jack Gwynne by David Charvet
Siegfried & Roy, Mastering the Impossible
Illusion Show by David Bamberg (Fu Manchu)
Illusion Builder to Fu Manchu by Edmund Spreer
Levante--His Life No illusion by Mike Caveney
Carter The Great by Mike Caveney
Houdini by Ken Silverman
Houdini--His Legend & his Magic Doug Henning
The Doug Henning biography
The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion by Harry Blackstone
Servais Le Roy by Mike Caveney * Wm. Rauscher
The Howard Thurston Books by Wm Rauscher
There is a DVD on Thurston USA See The Linking Ring
The 2 photo review books (and details of tricks performed )by Arnold Furst: Famous Magicians of The World & Great Magic Shows.
Magical Nights At The Theatre by Charles Waller & Gerald Taylor
Programmes of Magicians by J F Burroughs
Programmes of Magicians by Max Holden.
The 2 DVDS Mystery in Amercia & Centuries of Illusion (under the title-The History of Magic) put out by Jeff Busby
The BBC 6 TV programmes on The History Of Magic.

There are more but the above should keep you going for a little while.

Allen Tipton

Mr Tipton,

Magicial genius, walking encyclopedia of magic....all around nice bloke, one question

Which one of these books would cover victorian illusion stuff? like the stuff in the illusionist?

Much love

Aza

Aza, Really--I ma just a very ordinary person who happens to have the good fortune to :
PERFORM a lot of Magic
READ a lot of Magic Books.
SEE a lot of Magicians & Magic.
KNOW or MEET a lot of magicians-many of them famous.
LOVE HELPING/ADVISING magicians on their Magic. It is the teacher, which was born in me, that does this.

and I have loved and been passionate about Magic since the age of 9.

VICTORIAN MAGIC
Wll Victorian Magic by Geoffrey Lamb--this was published for the General Public but is very informative..ASK you local library if they can get you a copy to borrow.
The Great Illusionists by Eddie Dawes. Published by Chartwell Books originally and in the UK by David & Charles..1979. This is a brilliant book on Magic's performers and nealry half of it deals with Mas=gic from the early Victorian perios to Houdini's death in 1926,
As Eddie Dawes is possible the greatesrt authority on Magic History in the UK and ranks very, very high in the whole world--get it.
It is full of photographs, engravings and illustrations as well AND MOST IMPORTANT--Very easy to read.

There is a good number of 2nd. hand copies around
Allen Tipton

Much appreciated Mr Tipton!!

I shall order a copy immediately!!

Should keep me busy for a while!!

Much love

Aza

AMAZON BOOKS UK have 17 used copies of The Great Illusionists starting ay £4:45

MANDRAKE. I think you should put the History of Magic book Lists and the lists of Basic Books in Lady of Mystery's Basic Books postings--in The Reference Libray

Allen Tipton

Allen Tipton wrote: I think you should put the History of Magic book Lists and the lists of Basic Books in Lady of Mystery's Basic Books postings--in The Reference Libray

I was thinking the same thing myself. I'll have a go but, as I'm away again for a week after Sunday it'll have to be when I get back.