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[[Spirit Theater]] is a book | [[Spirit Theater]] is a book on the performance of seance and spirit style magic. It was the first book on the subject in the field of magic and has been a continuous best-seller since its original publication. | ||
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Edited, designed, and illustrated by [[Richard Kaufman]], it was Kaufman's first published book written by someone else. The book had been in limbo with [[Magic, Inc.]], the intended publisher, for many years before it was eventually brought out by [[Kaufman and Greenberg]]. | Edited, designed, and illustrated by [[Richard Kaufman]], it was Kaufman's first published book written by someone else. The book had been in limbo with [[Magic, Inc.]], the intended publisher, for many years before it was eventually brought out by [[Kaufman and Greenberg]]. | ||
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The first edition came with a "record" (actually an Eva-Tone Sound Sheet) in a pocket located inside the front cover. This contained the patter for two of Eugene's performances: "The Dollhouse of Millie Riggs," and "The Fox Sisters." | The first edition came with a "record" (actually an Eva-Tone Sound Sheet) in a pocket located inside the front cover. This contained the patter for two of Eugene's performances: "The Dollhouse of Millie Riggs," and "The Fox Sisters." | ||
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[[Category:Close Up Magic Books]] | [[Category:Close Up Magic Books]] | ||
[[category:Seances]] | [[category:Seances]] | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 20 February 2011
Spirit Theater is a book on the performance of seance and spirit style magic. It was the first book on the subject in the field of magic and has been a continuous best-seller since its original publication.
| Spirit Theater | |
| Author | Eugene Burger |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Kaufman and Greenberg |
| Illustrator | Richard Kaufman |
| Publication Date | 1985 |
| Language | English |
Edited, designed, and illustrated by Richard Kaufman, it was Kaufman's first published book written by someone else. The book had been in limbo with Magic, Inc., the intended publisher, for many years before it was eventually brought out by Kaufman and Greenberg.
The first edition came with a "record" (actually an Eva-Tone Sound Sheet) in a pocket located inside the front cover. This contained the patter for two of Eugene's performances: "The Dollhouse of Millie Riggs," and "The Fox Sisters."