Gabe Fajuri: Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring
Fajuri, Gabe: Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring
©2008 Quirkbooks.com
Hardcover, no d/j, 7x9", 360 pages

Also available in Paperback
Gabe Fajuri: Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and
              Conjuring
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Comments: Mr. Mysterio was the stage name of Alphonse Zenobius Rekulak, a Ukranian immigrant to the United States, who died in 1936.

Contents (Chapters Only, from book ToC):

06 Introduction
12 Chapter I Body Magic - Propless Wonders
46 Chapter II Card Magic - Pasteboard Prestidigitation
91 Chapter III Close Up Magic - Small Miracles
132 Chapter IV Cups and Balls - The Oldest Deception
164 Chapter V Money Magic - Conjuring With Currency
189 Chapter VI Rope Magic - Conjuring With Cordage
219 Chapter VII Magic of the Mond - Mental Marvels
252 Chapter VIII Parlor Magic - Conjuring on Stage
278 Chapter IX Handkerchief Magic - Silken Sorcery
302 Chapter X Illusions - Stage Filling Conjuring
334 Appendix - Words of Wisdom
348 Required Reading and Further Resources


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