Dunningers Complete Encyclopedia Of Magic

by Joseph Dunninger and Joseph Dunniger

Book Overview

Famous tricks and mysterious feats of magic are explained by a master magician. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517010771
• ISBN13: 9780517010778
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Value Proprietary
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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You don't have to be or hope to be a Magician to enjoy this book.Dunninger explains these illusions in a clear and enjoyable language style.I don't particularly agree that learning how a trick was done ;ruins it any more than finding who done it in a mystery.I like to see how things work and really enjoyed the book.With magic shows one can still enjoy the performance without knowing the secret.It is not the same as reading a mystery and having the last few pages missing and the mystery not revealed.Whether you enjoy a simple little trick with a couple of matches or a complicated disappearing person production, this book is a fun read.

Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic

This book is a gem. There are magic tricks of every genre.The presentation is perfect for application during frat parties,public gatherings and a variety of other entertainment scenarios.Some of these trick demonstrations come from every imaginablecircus routine. The beauty of the book is that each trickis explained and drawn to scale for ease in replication.For instance, the individual napkin folds are depicted inconnection with a series of napkin tricks. There is an extensivesection on how to make a puppet which includes the controller,hand and arm control, body control, wrist, knee, head, neckand torso threading. In addition, the back of the book containsmuch detail about the personal history of the author. The workis highly recommended.

Quite possibly one of the best books ever made.

You know how it's said that sometimes you don't find greatness, it finds you? September 1980 was when it fell into my hands. I was in the sixth grade at the time, and hiding in one of the many u-shaped cases of books in my junior high school's library. In that month, Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic snared my eyes away from my usual reading of history volumes and comic book anthologies. It provided an escape for me, a literary astral projection back to a time where discovery, invention and intrigue were sacred values. This book is a staggering read, from the 30's Hollywood prose of the author to the turn-of-the-century illustrations explaining almost every magic trick performed; from coin tricks, fakirs, disappearing acts, sleight of hand, secrets of mediums to large stage magic, there's a new adventure with every page turned. 15 years after I left junior high, I thought I'd never see that book again. I am unbelievably lucky to have this book in my possession today. A small retailer in Cleveland found this for me after a six month search, so don't expect to get it right away. But when you do, you'll look forward to days, months, even years of enjoyment, whether you perform magic or not.

An Amazing collection of magic w/ turn of the century style

This book has got to be three inches thick full of magic layed out in turn-of-the-century style. It almost feels like your browsing through an old Sears & Roebuck catalog.Several of the tricks require lots of preparation.I enjoyed the ones with on hand items.

A must for both the new magician or profession illusionist.

Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic is a must have for anyone interested in the art and craft that IS magic. This book covers magic in all it's forms from the early stage magic of vaudville days, simple techniques and tricks that can be made with ordinary household objects, to the best illusions of all time. A magician's must have book like no other, Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic will surely please the curious as well as the professional magician.