Hiding the elephant : how magicians invented the impossible
Steinmeyer, Jim, 1958-2005
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In 1918, Harry Houdini performed a single illusion that has been hotly debated ever since - he made a live elephant disappear on stage. This book looks at how he might have managed to achieve this trick, as well as featuring the other eccentric personalities who manage to make the impossible possible.
Main title:
Hiding the elephant : how magicians invented the impossible / Jim Steinmeyer ; magicians' portraits by William Stout.
Imprint:
London : Arrow, 2005.
Collation:
xxi, 362 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Carroll & Graf, 2003; London: William Heinemann, 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099476641 (pbk)
Dewey class:
793.80941
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
487409