Curry, Paul: Magician's Magic ©1965 Frankling Watts Inc., NY Hardcover, w/dj, 6.26x9.5", 269 pages ©2003 re-print by Dover Publications Softcover, perfect-bound, 6x9", 288 pages ISBN: 0486431762

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Comments (Dover): Curry incorporated thoroughly engrossing material with a style that was truly elegant. This book by a "magician's magician" discloses the secrets behind a collection of close-up marvels — including the author's "Out of the World," reputed to be the best card trick of the past century. The first five chapters provide a history of magic from ancient Egyptian times to the present. The latter eight chapters provide magic by Paul Curry. The Dover reprint states, "Unabridged republication of the work originally published by Franklin Watts Inc., NY 1965"

Contents:

1 Introduction: by Martin Gardner

7 Chapter 1 - By Way of Background: An essay on Paul's introduction to the world of magic
11 Chapter 2 - The Old, Old Tricks: A History of Magic with a few tricks briefly described
37 Chapter 3 - The Magician's Image: The development of the Modern Magician
47 Chapter 4 - Houdini - and After
65 Chapter 5 - The New Conjurers
79 Chapter 6 - What Became of Gravity?
101 Chapter 7 - Into Thin Air
125 Chapter 8 - Out of Nowhere:  Includes a cut & restored rope trick
153 Chapter 9 - Ties That Do Not Bind: includes a cord & washer trick
173 Chapter 10 - The Power of Thought: includes a telephone card trick
193 Chapter 11 - Of Things to Come: includes a three card prediction
205 Chapter 12 - The Quick and the Dead
237 Chapter 13 - The Mind Reels: includes a perplexing mathematical paradox

261 Bibliography
264 Index