©1979 David Mckay Company, Inc., NY
Hardcover, w/dj, 6.75x9.5", 280 pages
ISBN 0-679-51201-2
Was also published in Softcover
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| Severn, Bill: Guide to Magic As a
Hobby ©1979 David Mckay Company, Inc., NY Hardcover, w/dj, 6.75x9.5", 280 pages ISBN 0-679-51201-2 Was also published in Softcover |
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Comments:150 photographs. This is not a book of tricks,
but rather covers other aspects of the hobby of magic. Chapters
covers some famous performers, female performers, magic teachers,
clever creators, authors, collectors, dealers, and more.
Contents (from book, updated Apr 2018):
1 Many Hobbies of Magic
13 For Further Reading
13 Magic History and the Magic Scene
14 Biographies
16 Performing Magic
17 Milbourne Christopher
20 Mark Wilson
27 Doug Henning
32 David Copperfield
37 Abb Dickson
44 Bev Bergeron
48 Walter Blaney
54 Karrell Fox
61 Frank Garcia
66 Jeff Sheridan
72 For Further Reading
73 Magic Books By Bill Severn
74 Magic Dealer Publications
75 Courses in Magic
75 Encyclopedias and Specialized Books
78 Women in Magic
79 Adelaide Herrmann
82 Talma
85 Jane Thurston
87 Celeste Evans
89 Frances Marshall
91 Janet Clinton
96 Dorothy Deitrich
99 Shelley Carroll
106 Lecturing and Teaching
106 Lecturing to Magicians
107 Howard Schwarzman
109 George Schindler
112 Magic Teaching
112 John Pooley
115 Paul Klingler
116 Sam Wishner
119 Tannen's Magic Camp
121 Using Magic in Public Lecture
122 William Hyatt
125 Irving Desfor
131 The Creative Side
135 Al Baker
136 Theodore Annemann
139 Dai Vernon
142 Sid Lorraine
145 Phil Goldstein
146 For Further Reading
148 Books and Magazines
156 Walter Gibson
158 Robert Orben
161 Jay Marshall
164 Micky Hades
166 Lloyd Jones
168 Lee Jacobs
170 Anthony Vander Linden
171 For Further Reading
171 Bibliographies
171 Book Lists and Catalogues
172 Magazines
172 Tape Cassettes
173 Collecting Magic
187 H. Adrian Smith
188 John Henry Grossman
180 James B. Alfredson
191 Todd Karr
194 For Further Reading
195 Information
195 Collector-Dealers
197 Showplaces of Magic
197 American Museum of Magic
203 Egyptian Hall Museum
206 Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame
211 The Magic Castle
221 Clubs and Conventions
228 The Society of American Magicians
228 The International Brotherhood of Magicians
231 The Magic Circle
234 The Dealers
236 Abbott Magic Manufacturing Co.
237 The Flosso Hornmann Magic Company
242 Johnson Products
243 Magic, Inc.
244 Paul Diamond's Magic and Fun Shop
246 Phil Thomas Yogi Magic Mart
248 Rings 'N Things Magic Company
250 Silk King Studios
251 Supreme Magic Studio
253 Louis Tannen, Inc.
258 A Short Dictionary of Magic
277 Index
