The practical magician and ventriloquist's guide
a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism.
by Harry Houdini Collection, Harry Houdini Collection DLC & McManus-Young Collection DLC
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
92 p. : 19 cm
Provenance
Why this book is in the catalog
Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ritual magic and grimoires.
Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subtitle, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and “Magic” in the edition subtitle.
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- “Magic”· via Open Library
- “Magic”· in subtitle
- “Magic”· in subject
- “Magic”· in edition subtitle
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Editions
Open Library reports 2 editions; 1 cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism. Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan | 1876 | Hurst & Co.; New York : Hurst & Co. | English | — | Public |
Subjects
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Identifiers & provenance
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Identifiers
- Open Library work
- Internet Archive
- Open Library work (alias)
Cataloged from
- Internet Archivepracticalmagicia00harr (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL15750452W (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL22980460W (opens in a new tab)
Cataloging notes
- Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
- Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
- Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
- Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
- Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Scanner: scribe8.capitolhill.archive.org
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL15750452W
- Edition coverage
- Multi source partial
- Retrieved