Magic by Misdirection (Magic Limited)

• Magic by Misdirection (Magic Limited)

16 x 23,5 cm, 227 S., Magic Limited, 1981, gebunden mit Schutzumschlag

This is a detailed exlplanation of the psychology of deception as applied to magic. It explains the psychological devices and methods used by magicians to deceive their spectators. It covers the subjects of disguise and attention control, simulation, dissimulation, interpretation, maneuver, pretense, ruse, anticipation, diversion, monotony, premature consummation, confusion, suggestion, etc. Parallel with the development of the various expedients in psychology, are practical illustrations in the form of tricks incorporating and utilizing these principles.
Together the three books in the trilogy form a complete treatment on the fundamentals of the practice of magic.