HOPKINS, Albert A. (1869 – 1939). Magic. Stage Illusions an...

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Houdiniana

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Apr 8, 2023

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  HOPKINS, Albert A. (1869 ? 1939). Magic. Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1897. British edition. Yellow publisher?s cloth decorated in black and red with fire breather design to front board. Engraved frontispiece and four hundred illustrations. Thick 4to. Spine darkened, cloth and page edges rubbed, foxing; very good. The first example of the English edition we have encountered. This book is typically encountered in fair to poor condition due to the weight of the text block and weakness of the binding; most examples have broken or starting bindings. Many of the tricks explained in this book were revealed to the author ? a longtime editor of Scientific American ? by William E. Robinson, who went on to fame as Chung Ling Soo, the ?Marvelous Chinese Conjurer.?
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