Harry Houdini's Paper Magic (eBook)

Harry Houdini (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
224 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82137-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Aspiring illusionists can learn from one of the world's greatest magicians with this facsimile of a 1922 book by Harry Houdini. Easy-to-follow directions, accessible to readers of all ages and skill levels.

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Aspiring illusionists can learn from one of the world's greatest magicians with this facsimile of a 1922 book by Harry Houdini. The master sleight-of-hand artist explains how to use the simplest of props ― sheets of paper ― to completely captivate audiences. Houdini's easy-to-follow directions, many of them accompanied by illustrations, are accessible to readers of all ages and skill levels. The manual consists of four parts: paper tricks, paper folding, paper tearing, and paper puzzles. The first section reveals the secrets behind such magic tricks as "e;The Dancing Sailor"e; and "e;The Spirit Communication."e; Subsequent sections offer guides to folding a bird, a bullfrog, a hat, and other traditional origami models and to carefully tearing paper to produce a ladder, a five-pointed star, a string of dancing skeletons, and other intricate figures. The final part presents several challenging paper puzzles based on geometric forms.

Autor

Born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Harry Houdini (1874–1926) ranks among the world's most renowned illusionists and escape artists. His sensational acts included escapes under extraordinary circumstances from ropes, chains, straightjackets, and handcuffs. Houdini wrote guides to magic tricks as well as books about his crusade against fake mediums and spiritualists.

Inhalt

Part One: Paper TricksThe Travelling Paper BallsRing And ProgramThe Cigarette-Paper TearThe Torn Paper RibbonThe Restored CalendarThe Selective TouchThe Dancing SailorThe Spirit CommunicationThe Knife and Paper SleightThe Chameleon ConfettiProduction of ConfettiAnother Confetti ChangeWatered ConfettiThe Floating BallThe Japanese ButterfliesThe Shaving StickThe Paper FlagsThe Pig and the RingCoffee, Milk and SugarThe Ballot or Pellet TestPaper Clippings and WaterWerner's Bill Tearing TrickAn Effective FinishPart Two: Paper FoldingThe Japanese BirdThe BullfrogPuzzle Box for SweetsTrouble WitThe ChapeauJapanese Paper PurseJapanese Hexagon Puzzle BoxPart Three: Paper TearingTrewey's Paper RingsJacob's LadderThe TrellisThe Fir TreeThe Dancing SkeletonsGrandma's String of DollsThe Dancing GirlsPaper PicturesCircular DesignsThe Five Pointed StarTearing The PackPart Four: Paper PuzzlesPaper PuzzlesThe Symmetrical Square PuzzleThe StairsHexagon Puzzle The Octagon PuzzleThe House and Ell PuzzleThe Cross And CrescentThe Latin CrossThe Short DozenThe Right Angle TriangleThe Greek Cross PuzzleThe Square Deal PuzzleTo Pass Through a CardThe Liberty BellThe Cross Cut PuzzleThe Three Crosses

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.5.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Gewicht: 249 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Schlagworte: abracadabra • art of magic • aspiring illusionists • Beginners • beginning magic • bird • Card • Chinese • Classic • Confetti • Conjure • conjurer • Conjuring • craft • crafting • Crafty • dollar bill • easy to read • engaging,paper • Fan • fold • Folding • games & activities • games and activities • greatest magicians • hexagon • History • Houdini • Illusion • Illusionists • Illustrated • Japanese • learn magic tricks • Magic • magic activity book • magician • Magic tricks • Make • Making • MONEY • Non-fiction • Nonfiction • Origami • papercraft • papercrafting • paper folding • paper puzzles • paper tearing • paper tricks • papier multiforme • pleated • pleating • pleats • RIP • ripping • sleight of hand • sleight-of-hand artist • spirit communication • Star • Tear • tearing • the great houdini • Tradition • traveling paper balls • trewey • Trick • trouble wit • troublewit • wizardry, puzzle
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82137-4 / 0486821374
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82137-5 / 9780486821375