Sharpe, Sam H: Salutations to
Robert-Houdin ©1983 Sam Sharpe, A Micky Hades Publication Hardcover, w/dj, 8.5x11", 199 pages |
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Comments: From the title page: "His life magic and automata. Illustrated with sketched, photographs, and collected artworks from the author's collection and the collections of other famous historians."
Contents (from web description, numbers are not page numbers):
1 Section 1 Houdini Versus Robert-Houdin
2 Section 2 Robert-Houdin: The Arch Conjurer
3 Section 3 Passages Omitted from the English Translation of "The
Confidences"
4 Section 4 The Appendix to "The Confidences"
5 Section 5 Inner Secrets of Robert-Houdin's Theatre
6 Section 6 Magical Automata
7 Section 7 Magical or Mystery Clocks