Street Magic

• Street Magic

An Illustrated History of Wandering Magicians and Their Conjuring Arts

20,6 x 27,6 cm, 156 S., Dolphin Books, Garden City 1977, broschiert


Klappentext:

Edward Claflin is a writer who became "hooked" on magic after seeing Jeff Sheridan perform in Central Park. Jeff Sheridan has been a street magician in New York City for seven years and has been studying magic all his life.

STREET MAGIC is a romantic history of the world's most elusive conjurers-the itinerant magicians who, from ancient times to the present, have made the world their stage.

ere are tales of the tribal shamans of North America, of Hindu fakirs and oriental illusionists, medieval mountebanks, European street jugglers, fairground hucksters, charlatans, mediums, and mystics. Also included are lively accounts of some of the legendary stage magicians who performed street magic as well (Robert-Houdin, Comte, Herrmann and Houdini), and a portrait of Jeff Sheridan, who today is one of the most popular performers in New York's Central Park.

IIlustrated with 133 photographs, paintings, etchings, and engravings, STREET MAGIC conjures up all the mystery and entertainment of the magical arts.