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Hiding the elephant : how magicians invented the impossible / Jim Steinmeyer ; magicians' portraits by William Stout.

By: Steinmeyer, Jim, 1958-Contributor(s): Stout, William, 1949-Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Arrow, 2005Description: xxi, 362 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780099476641 (pbk.) :; 0099476649 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Magic tricks -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Magic tricks -- United States -- History | Magicians -- United States -- History | Magicians -- Great Britain -- HistoryDDC classification: 793.8'0941'09034 Summary: 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.
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Originally published: New York: Carroll & Graf, 2003; London: William Heinemann, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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