IllusionQuests The Magic Chronicles of David Seebach (Abbotts Magic)

Description

Note: Good pre-owned condition. Clean and unmarked inside and out. There is one bumped section on the front cover at the lower left corner and part way along the lower edge. Otherwise the book good. An excellent amount of information for the person looking to perform illusions or for someone that already does.

Hardcover; 521 pages; page size: 8-1/2″ x 11″.

Illusion books like this are few and far between, and there is a dire need for more.

The sad fact is that while there is no end to books devoted to every sort of sleight-of-hand playing-card-miracle and other magic specialties, the available material on magic’s grand stage illusions is both sketchy and scarce.

To be sure, there are books devoted to the drawings and plans of the aforesaid props, but as far as real advice, honest information, the “inside dope” (if you will) there is next to none.

This may be because it’s more practical to author a book about card tricks. Everyone has a pack lying about. This book will cover variations on sawing a woman in halves. Do you have one of those in your garage or basement?

And, in this era where it seems that there’s a diverse field of learned magic lecturers criss-crossing our nation with their Part-One-Performance, Part-Two-Explanation-and-Teach-In and Part-Three-Sales-Bazaar, there is not one other lecture — to our knowledge — devoted to educating magicians about and answering their questions about stage illusions.

If you’re truly serious about performing illusions don’t let this wonderful and informative book pass you by!