Hiding The Elephant
How Magicians Invented the Impossible
$34.97
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2005
Summary
A highly entertaining study of magic’s Golden Age (The Times). Simon Mayo and Independent Book of the Year and International Bestseller.
The true story behind Jonathan Strange
This is the story of the Golden Age of magic and of the world’s most legendary magicians—the eccentric personalities who patented the first ghost and competed fiendishly in the race to make things materialize, levitate and disappear.
We meet Harry Kellar, the ruthless thief of secrets who was the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099476641 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099476649 |
| Author: | Jim Steinmeyer |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2005 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
An extremely entertaining history of magic
An extremely entertaining history of magic * Sunday Telegraph *
Highly readable… fascinating… remarkable * The Mail *
Steinmeyer’s history of the golden age of stage magic was a dazzling read, and has given me a few ideas about how to keep the family entertained at Christmas – Matthew Sweet * Independent *
A highly entertaining study of magic’s Golden Age * The Times *
Highly readable … fascinating … A remarkable collection of strongly motivated egomaniacs and charlatans, all depicted in the boldest of colours * Marcus Berkman *
A fascinating history of mirror illusions and the magicians who created them – Nicholas Blincoe * The Telegraph *
Steinmeyer … has a gift for translating stage performances to the page * Time Out *
About The Author
Jim Steinmeyer
Jim Steinmeyer has designed illusions for David Copperfield, Ricky Jay, Siegfried & Roy and Orson Welles, and for six Broadway shows including The Beauty and the Beast. A consultant for a six-part BBC documentary on the history of magic and producer of a Channel 4 documentary, he designed the illusions for Richard Eyre’s Mary Poppins and is a contributing editor of Magic magazine.
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