Sujets :
Histoire de la magie

Dépouillement du document :
I – Peddlers of Wonders
II – Of the Old World
III – First Magicians in America
IV – Books of Magic
V – The Way You're Fooled
VI – Eastern Magic
VII – Holy Men and Jugglers
VIII – The Red Man's Magic
IX – Romany Tricks
X – The Great Magicians
XI – Those Who Get Not Their Living Thereby
XII – Forecasting and Its Frauds
XIII – A Modern Mountebank
XIV – Near Royalty and Real

Résumé :
Quicker Than The Eye was John Mulholland's second book, and the first under solely his own name. It is a tale of adventure and creativity. The pages abound with names, dates, and thrilling stories of the great names in stage conjuring. It is an almost anecdotal history told in an easy-going, very readable style. Professionals today, those with thirty plus years to their credit, often first read Mulholland's pages under the covers by flashlight, entranced by his tales, when parents would have had their boy conjurers sleeping, (editor summary)

Remerciement au donateur : Cirque du Soleil

Collection : Collection documentaire du Cirque du Soleil

Localisation : Livres rares et anciens