
The great master of illusion stepped inside of an over-size. Louis and Harry Houdini was about to debut his first theatrical performance. The final part presents several challenging paper puzzles based on geometric forms. It was January 27, 1908, at the Columbia Theater in St. The first section reveals the secrets behind such magic tricks as "The Dancing Sailor" and "The Spirit Communication." Subsequent sections offer guides to folding a bird, a bullfrog, a hat, and other traditional origami models, as well as carefully tearing paper to produce a ladder, a five-pointed star, a string of dancing skeletons, and other intricate figures. The manual consists of four parts: paper tricks, paper folding, paper tearing, and paper puzzles. Houdini's easy-to-follow directions, many of them accompanied by illustrations, are accessible to readers of all ages and skill levels. The master sleight-of-hand artist explains how to use the simplest of props ? sheets of paper ? to completely captivate audiences.


Harry Houdini`s Paper Magic: The Whole Art of Paper Tricks - Including Folding, Tearing and Puzzles by Harry Houdini and Dover PublicationsĪspiring illusionists can learn from one of the world's greatest magicians with this facsimile of a 1922 book by Harry Houdini.
