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David Copperfield’s History of Magic is a very nice book. It is beautifully illustrated and gives a great insight into the world of magic. It is written by the world’s greatest and most successful magician, David Copperfield. He tells the story of daring and inventive magicians and presents the most famous facts of magic in David Copperfield’s secret museum.
In this personal journey through a unique and remarkable performing art, David Copperfield highlights twenty-eight of the world’s most groundbreaking magicians. From the 16th-century judge who wrote the first book on magic to the Roaring Twenties and the man who tricked Houdini, to the woman who levitated, disappeared and caught bullets in her teeth… Yes, David Copperfield’s History of Magic takes you on a wild journey through the exploits of history’s greatest magicians.
These magicians were all outsiders in their own way. Many of them decided to use magic to escape class restrictions, for example. They all transformed popular culture, adapted to social change, discovered the inner workings of the human mind, embraced the latest technological and scientific discoveries and took magic to unprecedented heights.
The incredible stories are complemented by over 100 never-before-seen photographs from David Copperfield’s exclusive Museum of Magic, including a 16th century manual of sleight of hand, Houdini’s straitjackets, handcuffs and water torture chamber, Dante’s famous device for the sawed-off lady, Alexander’s high-tech turban that allowed him to read people’s minds, and even some coins that magically appeared in the hands of Abraham Lincoln.
By the time you get to the end of the book, you’ll definitely share Copperfield’s passion for the power of magic.
A really nice hardcover book in English, with 257 pages