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The fireside magician, or, The art of natural magic made easy

being a familiar and scientific explanation of legerdemain, physical amusement, recreative chemistry, diversions with cards, and of all the minor mysteries of mechanical magic, with feats : as performed in public by Herr Alexander, Robert Houdin, "The Wizard of the North," and distinguished conjurors of all ages and nations : comprising over one thousand interesting mental and physical recreations, with explanatory engravings

Also known as The Fireside Magician, or, the Art of Natural Magic Made Easy: Being a Familiar and Scientific Explanation of Legerdemain, Physical Amusement, Recreative Chemistry, Diversions With Cards, and of All the Minor Mysteries of Mechanical Magic, With Feats: As Performed in Public By Herr Alexander, Robert Houdin, the Wizard of the North, and Distinguished Conjurors of All Ages and Nations: Comprising Over One Thousand Interesting Mental and Physical Recreations, With Explanatory Engravings

by Thomas Picton

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
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Traditions: Ritual magic and grimoires

Subjects: Magic tricks, Handbooks, manuals

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  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the subtitle, “Magic” in the alternative title, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Magic”· via Open Library
    • “Magic”· in title
    • “Magic”· in subtitle
    • “Magic”· in alternative title
    • “Magic”· in subject

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New York: Dick and Fitzgerald, c1870

1870———Source listed online copy

being a familiar and scientific explanation of legerdemain, physical amusement, recreative chemistry, diversions with cards, and of all the minor mysteries of mechanical magic, with feats : as performed in public by Herr Alexander, Robert Houdin, "The Wizard of the North," and distinguished conjurors of all ages and nations : comprising over one thousand interesting mental and physical recreations, with explanatory engravings

Open Library record

1870Dick & FitzgeraldEnglish—No ebook

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  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GV1547 .P52 1870
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: New York: Dick and Fitzgerald, c1870
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openlibrary-work:OL1523502W
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