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''' Paper Magic''' by [[Houdini]] was all about magic and puzzles using paper.
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'''Houdini's Paper Magic''' by [[Harry Houdini]] was all about magic and puzzles using paper.
  
 
Reviewed in [[Paul Fleming Book Reviews]], Vol. 1 (1944).
 
Reviewed in [[Paul Fleming Book Reviews]], Vol. 1 (1944).

Revision as of 16:00, 26 January 2012

Houdini's Paper Magic
PaperMagic.jpg
First edition
AuthorHarry Houdini
PublisherE.P. Dutton & Company
Publication Date1922
LanguageEnglish
Pages206
 

Houdini's Paper Magic by Harry Houdini was all about magic and puzzles using paper.

Reviewed in Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 1 (1944).

See also: Blyth's Paper Magic (1920).

Editions

  • 1st edition, April 1922, E. P. Dutton & Company, New York
  • 2nd printing, August 1922
  • 3rd printing, May 1929
  • 4th printing, January 1934
  • 5th printing, December 1941
  • Reprinted by Magico Magazine, New York;

Contents

  • The Travelling Paper Balls 3
  • The Cigarette Paper Tear 13
  • The Torn Paper Ribbon 20
  • The Selective Touch 29
  • The Spirit Communication 37
  • The Chameleon Confetti 43
  • Production of Confetti 49
  • The Floating Ball 57
  • The Shaving Stick 65
  • The Pig and the Ring 71
  • Coffee Milk and Sugar 79
  • Paper Clippings and Water 93
  • Werners Bill Tearing Trick 99
  • An Effective Finish 110
  • The Japanese Bird 117
  • Puzzle Box fob Sweets 127
  • The Chapeau 133
  • Japanese Hexagon Puzzle Box 139
  • Jacobs Ladder 147
  • The Dancing Skeletons 154
  • The Dancing Girls 161
  • Circular Designs 167
  • The Five Pointed Star 176
  • Paper Puzzles 183
  • The Stairs 189
  • The Octagon Puzzle 191
  • The Right Angle Triangle 197
  • The Cross Cut Puzzle 204


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