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introduction \n on paul curry \n martin gardner
1965
Martin Gardner
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Introduction
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chapter one: by way of background \n \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter One: By Way of Background
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chapter two: the old, old tricks \n magic history, egyptian magicians, the discovery of witchcraft, charles dickens, cagliostro, pinetti, robert-houdin \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Two: The Old, Old Tricks
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the little messenger \n puppet with cape, puppet vanishes only cape remains \n unknown \n bonus genius or nuntius invisibilis \n unknown
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The Little Messenger
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chapter three: the magician's image \n on alexander herrmann, hoffmann's modern magic, harry kellar, howard thurston \n paul curry
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Paul Curry
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Chapter Three: The Magician's Image
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chapter four: houdini and after \n on harry houdini, t. nelson downs, nate leipzig, fred keating, joseph dunninger, emil jarrow, ade duval, cardini, jack gwynne \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Four: Houdini and After
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chapter five: the new conjurers \n on milbourne christopher, amateur magicians, famous actors, authors and other celebrities, who did magic, john scarne, clayton rawson, jimmy grippo \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Five: The New Conjurers
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chapter six: what became of gravity \n on the indian rope trick, levitation \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Six: What Became of Gravity
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robert houdin's levitation \n levitation of a boy, two poles, with variation \n jean-eugène robert-houdin \n the aerial suspension \n jean-eugène robert-houdin
1965
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin
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Robert Houdin's Levitation
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maskelyne's levitation \n assistant levitates on a board in front of the magician \n john nevil maskelyne
1965
John Nevil Maskelyne
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Maskelyne's Levitation
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a pencil - a ring - and gravity \n ring levitates up and down on pencil, then pencil levitates \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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A Pencil - A Ring - and Gravity
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chapter seven: into thin air \n on disappearance \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Seven: Into Thin Air
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the sphinx \n mirrors, only head \n thomas tobin
1965
Thomas Tobin
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The Sphinx
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where does the ducks go? \n break-away box \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Where Does the Ducks Go?
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the joker knows \n spectator selects a card, which a vanishes and appears in the card case \n paul curry \n elimineight \n steve beam \n elimineight \n steve beam \n the problem with premonition \n david britland
1965
Paul Curry
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The Joker Knows
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Variations
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criss cross force \n \n unknown
1965
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Criss Cross Force
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chapter eight: out of nowhere \n on appearance \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Eight: Out of Nowhere
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the vampire \n kind of puppet becomes person \n herr boelke \n creo \n herr boelke
1965
Herr Boelke
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The Vampire
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production of a bowl of water \n gaffed table \n unknown
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Production of a Bowl of Water
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made whole again \n on sawing a person in half \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Made Whole Again
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sawing a lady in half \n fake legs method \n unknown
1965
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Sawing a Lady in Half
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the cut and restored string \n \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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The Cut and Restored String
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chapter nine: ties that do not bind \n on escapes \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Nine: Ties that Do Not Bind
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walking through a wall \n \n s. e. josolyne \n harry houdini
1965
S. E. Josolyne, Harry Houdini
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Walking Through a Wall
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string around the fingers \n like the jumping rubber band, with a long string and the fingers are fixed with a rubberband \n paul curry \n the jumping rubber band \n unknown
1965
Paul Curry
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String Around the Fingers
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on and off \n washer penetrates string under handkerchief \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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On and Off
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chapter ten: the power of thought \n on mentalism and the history of the two person telepathy \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Ten: The Power of Thought
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coding system \n letters, numbers and objects \n robert heller
1965
Robert Heller
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Coding System
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thoughts from afar \n medium on telephone knows selected card \n paul curry \n thoughts from afar \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Thoughts from Afar
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chapter eleven: of things to come \n on predictions \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Eleven: Of Things to Come
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three cards in the future \n three card prediction \n paul curry \n three cards in the future \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Three Cards in the Future
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chapter twelve: the quick and the dead \n on spiritualism, seance, fox sisters, davenport brothers \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Twelve: The Quick and the Dead
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a simple spirit séance \n \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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A Simple Spirit Séance
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chapter thirteen: the mind reels \n henry green performing out of this world for winston churchill \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Chapter Thirteen: The Mind Reels
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out of this world \n \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Out of this World
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the case of the missing hat \n cards with magicians and with hats, story trick \n paul curry \n the case of the missing hat \n paul curry \n spanish curry \n ramón riobóo \n seconds out... \n david britland \n "dirty tricks" \n paul curry \n ladies and gentlemen \n bob white \n the case of the missing hats \n david britland \n overbooked test \n michael weber \n tim trono
1965
Paul Curry
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The Case of the Missing Hat
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bibliography \n \n paul curry
1965
Paul Curry
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Bibliography
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