The Illustrated History of Magic

512 Pages·2005·5.28 MB·English

by  Milbourne Christopher

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Set off on a magical history tour
with Milbourne Christopher's classic
The lilu&trated History ofr Magic. Follow
the fascinating stories of the world's
greatest necromancers, from sorcerer-
priests in ancient Egypt to such modern
miracle workers as Houdini and David
Copperfield.
Discover the truth behind
—
the legendary Indian Rope Trick
— the fearful Bullet-Catch and how Chung
Ling Soo was killed performing it
—
Houdini's vanishing elephant
—
Sawing a lady in half
and much, much more!
This reissue has been updated by
Milbourne Christopher's widow, Maurine,
to include the hottest magic acts of
today, including Doug Henning, Melinda,
and Siegfried G Roy!
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CHRISTOPHER
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Copyright 1973, 1996 by Milbourne Christopher and Maurine
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review.
We would like to thank those who have given their permission to
include material in this book. Our thanks go to David Copperfield,
Siegfried & Roy, Paul Daniels, Harry Blackstone Jr., Lance Burton,
and Melinda for providing their own photographs. All illustrations
through Chapter 22 are courtesy of the Christopher Collection.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Christopher, Milbourne.
The illustrated history ofmagic / Milbourne Christopher.
cm.
p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-435-07016-9
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Cover design: Michael Leary
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For Phil Thomas
who as a boy was my first partner in magic,
and in memory of Hen Fetsch, Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans,
Jean Hugard, and John Mulholland.