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Essential Robert-Houdin
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Edited by Todd Karr
Introduction by Jim Steinmeyer
[size=11.008px]664 pages
[size=11.008px]Over 350 illustrations
[size=11.008px]All of Robert-Houdin's classic books!
[size=11.008px]"...essential reading for anyone striving in the art of magic. With the release of Essential Robert-Houdin[size=11.008px], The Miracle Factory has performed a great service for the serious student of the magical arts. — Brad Henderson, Magic
[size=11.008px]Finally back in print! All the classic works of the great master of magic, Robert-Houdin, under one cover, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of beautiful prints, engravings, and photos.
[size=11.008px]Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) revolutionized the art of magic with his incredible stage mysteries and lifelike automata, and he thankfully left a number of books recording his philosophy and techniques. In Essential Robert-Houdin[size=11.008px], you'll find:
The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic[size=11.008px]: Considered one of the finest magic books ever, featuring coin sleights and effects; card techniques including palming, false shuffles, cuts, and stacked-deck work, with twenty card effects; Cups and Balls methods and routines; stage effects including the the Linking Rings, and Robert-Houdin's performance theories and essays on gimmicks, stagecraft, and psychology.
Card-Sharping Exposed:[size=11.008px] Robert-Houdin's pioneering work on card handling, with dozens of card techniques and routines.
The Secrets of Stage Conjuring:[size=11.008px] A dozen great stage pieces plus the inside techniques of Robert-Houdin's theatre and optical theories.
The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin[size=11.008px]: The most complete version of Robert-Houdin's wonderful autobiography ever published, with material previously omitted from earlier editions. You can now enjoy the complete work that Robert-Houdin envisioned.
The Priory:[size=11.008px] The unbelievable secrets of Robert-Houdin's automated house, with remote-control gates and automatic timers.
[size=11.008px]Plus selections from Robert-Houdin's never-before-translated scientific writings, a complete bibliography, and full index.
CONTENTS
[size=11.008px]Acknowledgments
[size=11.008px]Introduction Jim Steinmeyer
[size=11.008px]Preface Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]I. THE SECRETS OF CONJURING AND MAGIC
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]Pseudo-Preface Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]Preface Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]1. Conjuring and its Professors
[size=11.008px]2. The Art of Conjuring
[size=11.008px]3. General Principles
[size=11.008px]4. The Hand
[size=11.008px]5. Escamotage, Prestidigitation
[size=11.008px]6. Sleights with Coins
[size=11.008px]7. Changes
[size=11.008px]8. Devices
[size=11.008px]9. Gestures
[size=11.008px]10. The Eye
[size=11.008px]11. The Boniment or Patter
[size=11.008px]12. Tricks with Coins
[size=11.008px]1. The Melting Coin
[size=11.008px]2. The Flying Coins
[size=11.008px]3. The Shower of Gold
[size=11.008px]4. The Multiplication of Money
[size=11.008px]5. Magical Filtration of Five-Franc Pieces
[size=11.008px]6. The Intelligent Coin
[size=11.008px]7. The Two Hats
[size=11.008px]8. The Golden Coin in a Dinner Roll
[size=11.008px]13. Card Tricks
[size=11.008px]14. General Sleights Used in the Performance of Card Tricks
[size=11.008px]15. Special Sleights Used in the Performance of Particular Tricks with Cards
[size=11.008px]16. Ornamental Sleights
[size=11.008px]17. Clairvoyance by Touch
[size=11.008px]18. Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
[size=11.008px]19. The Cards Passing Up the Sleeve
[size=11.008px]20. The Cards Made Larger and Smaller
[size=11.008px]21. The Ladies’ Looking Glass
[size=11.008px]22. The Sympathetic Cards
[size=11.008px]23. The Electrified Cards
[size=11.008px]24. The Power of the Will
[size=11.008px]25. The Mesmerised Cards
[size=11.008px]26. The Metamorphoses
[size=11.008px]27. A Magical Transformation
[size=11.008px]28. The Card Thought Of
[size=11.008px]29. Thought Anticipated
[size=11.008px]30. The Thoughts of Two Persons Anticipated
[size=11.008px]31. The Four Aces
[size=11.008px]32. The Card in the Pocketbook
[size=11.008px]33. Now!
[size=11.008px]34. The Flying Aces and Kings
[size=11.008px]35. The Protean Pack of Cards
[size=11.008px]36. Sundry Expedients Used in Conjuring and Tricks of Various Descriptions
[size=11.008px]37. The Chinese Rings
[size=11.008px]38. The Crystal Balls and the Cannonballs
[size=11.008px]39. The Plumes and the Shower of Sweets
[size=11.008px]40. The Cups and Balls
[size=11.008px]41. The Birth of Flowers or Magical Vegetation
[size=11.008px]42. The Miraculous Fishery or The Bowls of Goldfish
[size=11.008px]II. CARD-SHARPING EXPOSED (Abridged[size=11.008px])
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]Author’s Preface Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]An Anecdote by Way of Introduction Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]1. The Sharper of the Lower Gaming House
[size=11.008px]2. The Secret Telegraph
[size=11.008px]3. General Principles
[size=11.008px]4. To Neutralize the Cut
[size=11.008px]5. To Change a Card or Deal Second
[size=11.008px]6. Palming Cards
[size=11.008px]7. Replacing and Glancing
[size=11.008px]8. Exchanging Packs
[size=11.008px]9. False Shuffles
[size=11.008px]10. Doctored Cards
[size=11.008px]11. Cards Arranged En Chapelet
[size=11.008px]12. Devices
[size=11.008px]13. Application of the Preceding Principles
[size=11.008px]1. A Game at Piquet
[size=11.008px]2. A Second Game at Piquet
[size=11.008px]3. A Third Game at Piquet
[size=11.008px]4. A Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]5. A Second Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]6. Lansquenet
[size=11.008px]7. On Games with Four Players
[size=11.008px]14. Illustrative Tricks
[size=11.008px]1. Écarté
[size=11.008px]2. Continuation of the Game
[size=11.008px]3. A Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]4. A Second Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]5. Baccarat
[size=11.008px]6. Impériale
[size=11.008px]7. Whist
[size=11.008px]8. A Game at Whist
[size=11.008px]9. Bouillotte
[size=11.008px]10. A Game at Bouillotte
[size=11.008px]11. Bézique
[size=11.008px]12. A Coup de Piquet
[size=11.008px]13. A Clever Coup de Piquet
[size=11.008px]15. Minor Frauds Allowable by Custom
[size=11.008px]16. L’Envoi
[size=11.008px]III. THE SECRETS OF STAGE CONJURING (Abridged[size=11.008px])
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]1. A Conjurer’s Stage Arrangements
[size=11.008px]2. The Vanishing Handkerchief
[size=11.008px]3. The Light and Heavy Chest
[size=11.008px]4. The Ghost Illusion
[size=11.008px]5. The Indian Basket Trick
[size=11.008px]6. Asleep in the Air
[size=11.008px]7. Curious Experiments in Acoustics
[size=11.008px]8. The Feats of the Davenport Brothers
[size=11.008px]9. The Enchanted Portfolio
[size=11.008px]10. The Magic Drum
[size=11.008px]IV. THE PRIORY
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]The Home of Robert-Houdin Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]V . MEMOIRS OF ROBERT-HOUDIN
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]Translator’s Preface Lascelles Wraxall
[size=11.008px]The Overture Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]Chapter 1
[size=11.008px]Chapter 2
[size=11.008px]Chapter 3
[size=11.008px]Chapter 4
[size=11.008px]Chapter 5
[size=11.008px]Chapter 6
[size=11.008px]Chapter 7
[size=11.008px]Chapter 8
[size=11.008px]Chapter 9
[size=11.008px]Chapter 10
[size=11.008px]Chapter 11
[size=11.008px]Chapter 12
[size=11.008px]Chapter 13
[size=11.008px]Chapter 14
[size=11.008px]Chapter 15
[size=11.008px]Chapter 16
[size=11.008px]Chapter 17
[size=11.008px]Chapter 18
[size=11.008px]Chapter 19
[size=11.008px]Chapter 20
[size=11.008px]Chapter 21
[size=11.008px]Chapter 22
[size=11.008px]Chapter 23. Epilogue: A Course of Miracles
[size=11.008px]Chapter 24. Description of Effects Performed in My Shows
your order is download magic product , send via email, no gimmick included.
please tell me your email address if you accept
Essential Robert-Houdin
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Edited by Todd Karr
Introduction by Jim Steinmeyer
[size=11.008px]664 pages
[size=11.008px]Over 350 illustrations
[size=11.008px]All of Robert-Houdin's classic books!
[size=11.008px]"...essential reading for anyone striving in the art of magic. With the release of Essential Robert-Houdin[size=11.008px], The Miracle Factory has performed a great service for the serious student of the magical arts. — Brad Henderson, Magic
[size=11.008px]Finally back in print! All the classic works of the great master of magic, Robert-Houdin, under one cover, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of beautiful prints, engravings, and photos.
[size=11.008px]Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) revolutionized the art of magic with his incredible stage mysteries and lifelike automata, and he thankfully left a number of books recording his philosophy and techniques. In Essential Robert-Houdin[size=11.008px], you'll find:
The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic[size=11.008px]: Considered one of the finest magic books ever, featuring coin sleights and effects; card techniques including palming, false shuffles, cuts, and stacked-deck work, with twenty card effects; Cups and Balls methods and routines; stage effects including the the Linking Rings, and Robert-Houdin's performance theories and essays on gimmicks, stagecraft, and psychology.
Card-Sharping Exposed:[size=11.008px] Robert-Houdin's pioneering work on card handling, with dozens of card techniques and routines.
The Secrets of Stage Conjuring:[size=11.008px] A dozen great stage pieces plus the inside techniques of Robert-Houdin's theatre and optical theories.
The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin[size=11.008px]: The most complete version of Robert-Houdin's wonderful autobiography ever published, with material previously omitted from earlier editions. You can now enjoy the complete work that Robert-Houdin envisioned.
The Priory:[size=11.008px] The unbelievable secrets of Robert-Houdin's automated house, with remote-control gates and automatic timers.
[size=11.008px]Plus selections from Robert-Houdin's never-before-translated scientific writings, a complete bibliography, and full index.
CONTENTS
[size=11.008px]Acknowledgments
[size=11.008px]Introduction Jim Steinmeyer
[size=11.008px]Preface Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]I. THE SECRETS OF CONJURING AND MAGIC
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]Pseudo-Preface Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]Preface Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]1. Conjuring and its Professors
[size=11.008px]2. The Art of Conjuring
[size=11.008px]3. General Principles
[size=11.008px]4. The Hand
[size=11.008px]5. Escamotage, Prestidigitation
[size=11.008px]6. Sleights with Coins
[size=11.008px]7. Changes
[size=11.008px]8. Devices
[size=11.008px]9. Gestures
[size=11.008px]10. The Eye
[size=11.008px]11. The Boniment or Patter
[size=11.008px]12. Tricks with Coins
[size=11.008px]1. The Melting Coin
[size=11.008px]2. The Flying Coins
[size=11.008px]3. The Shower of Gold
[size=11.008px]4. The Multiplication of Money
[size=11.008px]5. Magical Filtration of Five-Franc Pieces
[size=11.008px]6. The Intelligent Coin
[size=11.008px]7. The Two Hats
[size=11.008px]8. The Golden Coin in a Dinner Roll
[size=11.008px]13. Card Tricks
[size=11.008px]14. General Sleights Used in the Performance of Card Tricks
[size=11.008px]15. Special Sleights Used in the Performance of Particular Tricks with Cards
[size=11.008px]16. Ornamental Sleights
[size=11.008px]17. Clairvoyance by Touch
[size=11.008px]18. Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
[size=11.008px]19. The Cards Passing Up the Sleeve
[size=11.008px]20. The Cards Made Larger and Smaller
[size=11.008px]21. The Ladies’ Looking Glass
[size=11.008px]22. The Sympathetic Cards
[size=11.008px]23. The Electrified Cards
[size=11.008px]24. The Power of the Will
[size=11.008px]25. The Mesmerised Cards
[size=11.008px]26. The Metamorphoses
[size=11.008px]27. A Magical Transformation
[size=11.008px]28. The Card Thought Of
[size=11.008px]29. Thought Anticipated
[size=11.008px]30. The Thoughts of Two Persons Anticipated
[size=11.008px]31. The Four Aces
[size=11.008px]32. The Card in the Pocketbook
[size=11.008px]33. Now!
[size=11.008px]34. The Flying Aces and Kings
[size=11.008px]35. The Protean Pack of Cards
[size=11.008px]36. Sundry Expedients Used in Conjuring and Tricks of Various Descriptions
[size=11.008px]37. The Chinese Rings
[size=11.008px]38. The Crystal Balls and the Cannonballs
[size=11.008px]39. The Plumes and the Shower of Sweets
[size=11.008px]40. The Cups and Balls
[size=11.008px]41. The Birth of Flowers or Magical Vegetation
[size=11.008px]42. The Miraculous Fishery or The Bowls of Goldfish
[size=11.008px]II. CARD-SHARPING EXPOSED (Abridged[size=11.008px])
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]Author’s Preface Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]An Anecdote by Way of Introduction Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]1. The Sharper of the Lower Gaming House
[size=11.008px]2. The Secret Telegraph
[size=11.008px]3. General Principles
[size=11.008px]4. To Neutralize the Cut
[size=11.008px]5. To Change a Card or Deal Second
[size=11.008px]6. Palming Cards
[size=11.008px]7. Replacing and Glancing
[size=11.008px]8. Exchanging Packs
[size=11.008px]9. False Shuffles
[size=11.008px]10. Doctored Cards
[size=11.008px]11. Cards Arranged En Chapelet
[size=11.008px]12. Devices
[size=11.008px]13. Application of the Preceding Principles
[size=11.008px]1. A Game at Piquet
[size=11.008px]2. A Second Game at Piquet
[size=11.008px]3. A Third Game at Piquet
[size=11.008px]4. A Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]5. A Second Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]6. Lansquenet
[size=11.008px]7. On Games with Four Players
[size=11.008px]14. Illustrative Tricks
[size=11.008px]1. Écarté
[size=11.008px]2. Continuation of the Game
[size=11.008px]3. A Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]4. A Second Game at Écarté
[size=11.008px]5. Baccarat
[size=11.008px]6. Impériale
[size=11.008px]7. Whist
[size=11.008px]8. A Game at Whist
[size=11.008px]9. Bouillotte
[size=11.008px]10. A Game at Bouillotte
[size=11.008px]11. Bézique
[size=11.008px]12. A Coup de Piquet
[size=11.008px]13. A Clever Coup de Piquet
[size=11.008px]15. Minor Frauds Allowable by Custom
[size=11.008px]16. L’Envoi
[size=11.008px]III. THE SECRETS OF STAGE CONJURING (Abridged[size=11.008px])
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]1. A Conjurer’s Stage Arrangements
[size=11.008px]2. The Vanishing Handkerchief
[size=11.008px]3. The Light and Heavy Chest
[size=11.008px]4. The Ghost Illusion
[size=11.008px]5. The Indian Basket Trick
[size=11.008px]6. Asleep in the Air
[size=11.008px]7. Curious Experiments in Acoustics
[size=11.008px]8. The Feats of the Davenport Brothers
[size=11.008px]9. The Enchanted Portfolio
[size=11.008px]10. The Magic Drum
[size=11.008px]IV. THE PRIORY
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]The Home of Robert-Houdin Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]V . MEMOIRS OF ROBERT-HOUDIN
[size=11.008px]Introduction Todd Karr
[size=11.008px]Translator’s Preface Lascelles Wraxall
[size=11.008px]The Overture Robert-Houdin
[size=11.008px]Chapter 1
[size=11.008px]Chapter 2
[size=11.008px]Chapter 3
[size=11.008px]Chapter 4
[size=11.008px]Chapter 5
[size=11.008px]Chapter 6
[size=11.008px]Chapter 7
[size=11.008px]Chapter 8
[size=11.008px]Chapter 9
[size=11.008px]Chapter 10
[size=11.008px]Chapter 11
[size=11.008px]Chapter 12
[size=11.008px]Chapter 13
[size=11.008px]Chapter 14
[size=11.008px]Chapter 15
[size=11.008px]Chapter 16
[size=11.008px]Chapter 17
[size=11.008px]Chapter 18
[size=11.008px]Chapter 19
[size=11.008px]Chapter 20
[size=11.008px]Chapter 21
[size=11.008px]Chapter 22
[size=11.008px]Chapter 23. Epilogue: A Course of Miracles
[size=11.008px]Chapter 24. Description of Effects Performed in My Shows
