Albo, Dr. Robert J.: History And Mystery Of Magic ©2001 Robert, Deborah and Douglas Albo, CA Hardcover, 9x12", 446 pages

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Comments: Volume 10 of the Dr. Albo Classic Magic Apparatus series. Publication was limited to 500 copies. Came with a CD-Rom by Dean Arnold. Note, Andy at MartinsMagic.com has put together great in-depth coverage of the Dr. Albo series, including additional details and photos.

Contents (courtesy MartinsMagic.com & MagicGizmo.com, page numbers for Chapter headings only):

XIII Introduction
XV Foreword

1 Chapter One: Wizards, Wonders And The World Of Magic

3 Section 1: Annals of the Priests. Magi, Jugglers and Sorcerers
History: 2000 BC to 500 BC
Epigraph: Priest In Front Of Temple
Timmy In Magic Store With Professor Martinka
Street magicians - 2 Tricks:
- Cups And Balls
- Mango Tree
Priest Outside Of Temple
- Dove Trick
- Water To Wine
- Dedi In Cheops The Pharoah’s Court
Emperor Of China Court
- Linking Rings, Paper Tear
Timmy Learns First Trick - Cups And Balls
Nomenclature In Magic

24 Section 2: The Ancient Art of Magic
History 500bc To 500ad; Includes Roman Empire And Bible
Timmy Performs Cups And Balls
Dark Ages
Water Spouters
Trained Animals
Banks And Marocco, The Learned Horse
Magic Literature And Books
Magic Tricks:
- Wondrous Barrel
- Decapitation Trick
Professor Teaches Timmy Hiccius Doctius - Bonus Genius
Automata In Magic (John Gaughan; David Baldwin: See Color Section

41 Section 3: Magic From Christ To The Dark Ages
History 476 Ad To 1500
Dark Ages, Witchcraft And Burning Of Witches At Stakes
Epigraph - The Woman Is A Witch
Timmy Performs Hiccius Doctius
Isaac Fawkes And His Show And Christopher Pinchbeck
- Egg Bag Trick
Cagliostro The Charlatan
Pinetti Show With Second-Sight
Read Memoirs Of Robert-Houdin
Cards
Ventriloquism

57 Section 4: The Father Of Modern-Day Magic
History 1400-1700
Epigraph - Timmy Is Unsuccessful With Performance Of Egg Bag
Memoirs Of Robert-Houdin
Professor Gives Review Of Robert-Houdin Memoirs
Torrini Degrisy Show
Robert-Houdin Show
Hofzinser Show
History Of Late 18th And Early 19th Century
Herrmann Family
History Of Harry Kellar
Shadowgraphy
The Art Of Magic

87 Section 5: Believe in Magic
History 1600-1900
Epigraph - Robert-Houdin “Actor Playing Part Of A Magician”
Timmy Does His Version Of Egg Bag
Okito Show
Soy Ling Kee: Okito’S Wife Lily
List Of Magicians:
- Jonathan Harrington
- Isaiah Harris Hughes
- Michael Joseph Hartz
- John W. Wyman, Jr.
- Charles Andress
Spiritualism
Egyptian Hall-St. Georges Hall
John Nevil Maskelyne
Buatier DeKolta Show
Maskelyne Soup Plate Spinning
David Devant
Buatier Dekolta Expanding Die
Kratky-Baschik Theater
The Linking Rings Trick Explained
Magic Posters: Dom DiMento, Mario Carrandi And Norm Nielsen
Second-Sight
Puppets And Marionettes
Quick Change

110 Section 6: Now and Then
History 1900-1950
Epigraph - Death of Alexander Herrmann
Timmy Presents The Linking Rings
Maskelyne Family
John Nevil Maskelyne
Bamberg Family History
David Bamberg Show
LeGrand David Show
Section On Magic Shops: England, France, Germany, Austria, America
Professor Hoffmann
Magic Clubs
List of Magicians:
- Chevalier Thorn
- David Devant
- Valadon
- Colonel Stodare
- The Great Lafayette
- Charles Bertram
- The Great Raymond
- T. Nelson Downs
- P.T. Selbit
- Charles Morritt
- Howard Thurston
- Horace Goldin
- Charles Joseph Carter
Kellar Show
Triple Alliance
LeRoy Show
Miser’s Dream And Coin Ladder
Talma Show
Duck Vanish
Pepper’s Ghost
The Sphinx
Albini the Great
Carl Rosini
Chefalo
Nate Leipzig
Max Malini
Richard Cardini
Clement deLion
Chung Ling Soo
Professor Shows Timmy The Coin In The Nest Of Boxes
Chapeaugraphy
Black Art
Hypnotism

153 Section 7: Back into the Future
History 1950-2050
Epigraph - Houdini upside-down 50 feet above the street in a strait-jacket
Timmy Performs Coin In Nest Of Boxes
Harry Houdini
Harry Blackstone
Blackstone Show
Dante
Dai Vernon
Doug Henning
David Copperfield
Lance Burton
Lance Burton Show
Ricky Jay And His Show
Pendragons
Penn and Teller
Jeff McBride
Builders and Innovators
Erik Weisz (Houdini)
Milbourne Christopher
John Mullholland
Channing PoDock
Silvan
Princess Tenko
Albini the Great
The Great Levante
Professor Samri Baldwin
John Calvert
Joseph Dunninger
Chefalo
Nicola
Blackstone Jr.
Dante
Magiciennes
Mystere show
Timmy Wakes Up In His Room

192 References

197 Chapter Two: New-Old Magic
Loop The Loop - Table Model
The Marvelous Silk Transposition
Brema’s Rice Bowls
Production of a Bowl of Flowers
Penetration of Matter
Morison Egg and Ball Transposition Vase
Cake in the Hat
Pigeon Transposition From Cage to Cage
Candle Tube
Color Changing Parasol
Orange and Bottle Transposition
Himber Pail
Signed Card in the Wallet
Oriental Cups and Balls
Conradi’s Magic Cubes
Maldo’s Likorcheif
Penetrix Card
Body Servante
Fakir Sword Trick
Pigeon Catch
Domino Box - Glove Box
Miracle Frame
Further Information on the Duck Vanish
McCullough’s Mighty Miracle Pitcher - Foo Can, Lota Bowl
Mignon
Himber’s Barrell Trick - Kuma Tubes

245 Chapter Three: French Magic Sets (Jacques Voignier)

271 Chapter Four: The Writings of the Wizards (Byron Walker): 18 Milestones in the Literature of Magic

277 Chapter Five: The Micro Magic of Eddy Taytelbaum (Gene Gonzalez)

323 Chapter Six: Unusual and Stock Magic Posters (Dom DiMento)

330 Color Section: A Fortunate Encounter (Norm Nielsen)

443 Final Word