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Magic through the ages : oriental magic / presented by Rupert Howard.
Howard, Rupert.Date: [1930?]- Books
White magic, black magic in the European Renaissance / by Paola Zambelli.
Zambelli, Paola.Date: 2007- Books
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An exact account of the favourite pantomime called, Harlequin's Chaplet Now performing with great and universal Applause, At Covent Garden Theatre, With an Explanation of all the Scenes, Tricks, Paintings, Peacock, Owl, Manderine, Magic Pictures, Pieces of Machinery, Music, Songs, Duets, Dances, &c &c.
Date: 1790- Books
The magic box : [autumn] / Joseph Pintauro and Norman Laliberté.
Pintauro, JosephDate: [1970]- Pictures
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Conjurers' tricks and equipment. Engraving by Andrew Bell.
Reference: 33416i- Pictures
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Conjurers' tricks and equipment. Engraving by Andrew Bell.
Reference: 33413i- Books
Old conjuring books : a bibliographical and historical study with a supplementary check-list / Trevor H. Hall.
Hall, Trevor H.Date: 1972- Books
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Legerdemain: or, natural and artificial conclusions and hocus-pocus improved / [Anon].
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: [1716?]- Books
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Les petites aventures de Jérome Sharp, professeur de physique amusante. Ouvrage contenant autant de tours ingénieux que de leçons utiles, avec quelques petits portraits à la manière noire / Par l'auteur de la Magie blanche [H. Decremps] 18 figures.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: 1793- Books
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Supplément à la Magie blanche dévoilée ... Contenant l'explication de plusieurs tours nouveauz / Par Mr. Decremps.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: 1785- Books
A bibliography of books on conjuring in English from 1580 to 1850 / by Trevor H.Hall.
Hall, Trevor H.Date: 1957- Books
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Nouveau manuel complet des sorciers, ou la magie blanche, dévoilée par les découvertes de la chimie, de la physique et de la mécanique, contenant un grand nombre de tours dus à l'électricité, au calorique, à la lumière, à l'air, aux nombres, aux cartes, à l'escamotage, etc. Ainsi que les scènes de ventriloquie exécutées et communiquées par M. Conte [i.e. Comte] ... / précédé d'une notice historique sur les sciences occultes, par M. Julia de Fontenelle.
Julia de Fontenelle, Jean Sebastian Eugène, 1790-1842.Date: 1837- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or, the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and Comical; Selected From the most celebrated Masters of Deception; As well with Slight of Hand, As with Mathematical Inventions. Wherein is displayed, The Mode and Manner of deceiving the Eye, as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. Including the various Exhibitions of those wonderful Artists, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. Also the Interpretation of Dreams, Signification of Moles, Palmistry, &c. with a Selection of Jests, Riddles, Epigrams, and Bon Molts. The Whole to form A real Book of Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. In which is displayed, the Way to make the Air Balloon and Inflammable Air.
Date: 1784- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or, the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of deception; as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions. Wherein is displayed, the mode and manner of deceiving the eye, as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. Also the Interpretation of Dreams, Signification of Moles, Daimistry, &c. with a Selection of Songs, Jests, Riddles, Epigrams, and Bon Motts. The Whole forming a Book of real Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of the Method how to make The Air Balloon and Inject the the Inflammable Air.
Date: 1784- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical; selected From the most celebrated Masters of Deception; As well with Slight of Hand, As with Mathematical Inventions. Wherein is displayed, The Mode and Manner of deceiving the Eye, as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists: Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. Also the Interpretation of Dreams, Signification of Moles. Palmistry, &c. with a Selection of the newest Songs sung this Season at Vauxhall, and other Places of Publick Entertainment: Jests, Riddles, Epigrams, and Bon Mots. The Whole forming A Book of real Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. With an accurate description of the method how to make the air balloon and inject the inflammable air.
Date: 1784- Books
The life and mysteries of the celebrated Dr. "Q."
Alexander, C.Date: ©1946- Books
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Natürliches Zauber-Buch oder neueröfneter Spielplatz rarer Künste, [Bd. I] erster[-zwanzigster] Theil im welchem nicht allein alle Taschenspieler, und andere curiöse mathematische und physicalische Künste sondern auch die gebräuchlichen Karten-Würfel-Billard-Damen und andere Spiele aufs genaueste beschrieben mit vielen Figuren erläutert werden / [Simon Witgeest].
Witgeest, Simon, active 1682.Date: 1781- Books
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Philosophical amusements; or, easy and instructive recreations for young people.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Pictures
A man thinks that a show involving a man-eating tiger means that the man eats the tiger. Coloured magic lantern slides.
Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]Reference: 754982i- Books
Sleights of mind : what the neuroscience of magic reveals about our everyday deceptions / Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde ; with Sandra Blakeslee.
Macknik, Stephen L.Date: 2010- Books
Die natürliche Magie : aus allerhand belustigenden und nützlichen Kunststücken bestehend / zusammengetragen von Johann Christian Wiegleb ; mit Kupfern.
Wiegleb, Johann Christian, 1732-1800.Date: 1782-1786- Books
La magie blanche dévoilée ou explication des tours surprennants. Qui font depuis peu l'admiration de la capitale et de la province, avec des réflexions sur la baguette divinatoire, les automates joueurs d'échecs. &c. &c / Par m. Decremps.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: 1784- Books
A rich cabinet with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : being receits and conceits of severall natures and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions : as also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water, and fire-works of service for sea and shore : whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks / collected by J.W.
White, John, -1671.Date: 1668- Pictures
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Floram Marchand, a man who regurgitated water transformed into several colours and into separate vessels. Line engraving.
Reference: 888i- Books
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Pinneti's last legacy, Or The magical cabinet unlock'd: being a curious collection of entertaining and diverting tricks on cards and dice; together with the astonishing philosophical experiments, &c. Projected by the ingenious and celebrated Signior Ga. Pinneti, who has received the patronage of most of the Princes of Europe, for his surprizing and wonderful inventions; and has exhibited the same at the Theatre Royal in London, with universal applause. Consisting of thirty-three astonishing and wonderful tricks and experiments, performed by him. Interspersed with the performances of several other ingenious persons, never before published. The whole explained in so familiar a manner as to enable the reader to become equally expert with pinnetl in magical and philosophical experiments.
Pinetti, Giuseppe, 1750-1800.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]