Grant, U.F.: Grant's Illusion Secrets ©1934 (circa), U.F. Grant Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 43 pages |
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Plus. 24 Great Illusions Fully Explained, Many with Full Page
Drawings. Easy to Build Yourself."
Note: the first edition included only 15 illusions. Don Tanner was
an editor for some editions.
Contents (From cover and
older edition, numbers are not page numbers)
i Introduction
1 The Girl in The Net
2 Mummy Cloth
3 Hindu Basket
4 Cane Cabinet
5 Sawing Thru a Girl (Ovette): inexpensive but effective
6 Chen Lee's Screen Illusion: assistant appears from behind two
inexpensive screens
7 Chain Suspension
8 The Man Without a Head - Sword Cabinet
9 Suitcase Suspension
10 Girl In Shower
11 Sensational Buzz Saw Illusion: another sawing through
12 Electric Lite Bulbs Thru Girl
13 Two on a Park Bench: a man and a woman are on a park bench and
the woman vanishes
14 Dagger Head Vanish
15 Girl In House
16 Book of Life: assistant emerges from stage-sized book
previously shown empty
17 Electric Chair
18 Chair Vanish
19 Rajah's Tent Illusion: assistant appears in a tent shown empty
20 Dancing Slippers: slippers placed in a box come to life
21 Big Production
22 Human X-Ray: audience can see through middle of an assistant
behind a screen
23 Best Packing Box Escape
24 Walking Thru A Ribbon