{"product_id":"essential-robert-houdin-by-robert-houdin-book","title":"Essential Robert-Houdin by Robert-Houdin - Book","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFinally back in print! All the classic works of the great master of magic, Robert-Houdin, under one cover, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of beautiful prints, engravings, and photos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eRobert-Houdin (1805-1871) revolutionized the art of magic with his incredible stage mysteries and lifelike automata, and he thankfully left a number of books recording his philosophy and techniques. In \u003ci\u003eEssential Robert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll find:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Conjuring and Magic\u003c\/i\u003e: Considered one of the finest magic books ever, featuring coin sleights and effects; card techniques including palming, false shuffles, cuts, and stacked-deck work, with twenty card effects; Cups and Balls methods and routines; stage effects including the the Linking Rings, and Robert-Houdin's performance theories and essays on gimmicks, stagecraft, and psychology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCard-Sharping Exposed:\u003c\/i\u003e Robert-Houdin's pioneering work on card handling, with dozens of card techniques and routines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Stage Conjuring:\u003c\/i\u003e A dozen great stage pieces plus the inside techniques of Robert-Houdin's theatre and optical theories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs of Robert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e: The most complete version of Robert-Houdin's wonderful autobiography ever published, with material previously omitted from earlier editions. You can now enjoy the complete work that Robert-Houdin envisioned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Priory:\u003c\/i\u003e The unbelievable secrets of Robert-Houdin's automated house, with remote-control gates and automatic timers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Plus selections from Robert-Houdin's never-before-translated scientific writings, a complete bibliography, and full index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Introduction   \u003ci\u003eJim Steinmeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Preface   \u003ci\u003eTodd Karr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e I. THE SECRETS OF CONJURING AND MAGIC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Introduction   \u003ci\u003e Todd Karr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Pseudo-Preface   \u003ci\u003e Robert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Preface   \u003ci\u003e Robert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 1. Conjuring and its Professors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 2. The Art of Conjuring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 3. General Principles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 4. The Hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 5.\u003ci\u003e Escamotage, Prestidigitation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 6. Sleights with Coins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 7. Changes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 8. Devices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 9. Gestures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 10. The Eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 11. The Boniment or Patter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 12. Tricks with Coins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 1. The Melting Coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 2. The Flying Coins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 3. The Shower of Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 4. The Multiplication of Money\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 5. Magical Filtration of Five-Franc Pieces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 6. The Intelligent Coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 7. The Two Hats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 8. The Golden Coin in a Dinner Roll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 13. Card Tricks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 14. General Sleights Used in the Performance of Card Tricks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 15. Special Sleights Used in the Performance of Particular Tricks with Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 16. Ornamental Sleights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 17. Clairvoyance by Touch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 18. Mene, Tekel, Upharsin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 19. The Cards Passing Up the Sleeve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 20. The Cards Made Larger and Smaller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 21. The Ladies’ Looking Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 22. The Sympathetic Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 23. The Electrified Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 24. The Power of the Will\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 25. The Mesmerised Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 26. The Metamorphoses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 27. A Magical Transformation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 28. The Card Thought Of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 29. Thought Anticipated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 30. The Thoughts of Two Persons Anticipated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 31. The Four Aces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 32. The Card in the Pocketbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 33. Now!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 34. The Flying Aces and Kings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 35. The Protean Pack of Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 36. Sundry Expedients Used in Conjuring and Tricks of Various Descriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 37. The Chinese Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 38. The Crystal Balls and the Cannonballs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 39. The Plumes and the Shower of Sweets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 40. The Cups and Balls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 41. The Birth of Flowers or Magical Vegetation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 42. The Miraculous Fishery or The Bowls of Goldfish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e II. CARD-SHARPING EXPOSED (\u003ci\u003eAbridged\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Introduction   \u003ci\u003eTodd Karr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Author’s Preface   \u003ci\u003eRobert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e An Anecdote by Way of Introduction   \u003ci\u003eRobert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 1. The Sharper of the Lower Gaming House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 2. The Secret Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 3. General Principles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 4. To Neutralize the Cut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 5. To Change a Card or Deal Second\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 6. Palming Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 7. Replacing and Glancing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 8. Exchanging Packs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 9. False Shuffles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 10. Doctored Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 11. Cards Arranged \u003ci\u003eEn Chapelet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 12. Devices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 13. Application of the Preceding Principles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 1. A Game at \u003ci\u003ePiquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 2. A Second Game at \u003ci\u003ePiquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 3. A Third Game at \u003ci\u003ePiquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 4. A Game at Écarté\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 5. A Second Game at \u003ci\u003eÉcarté\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eLansquenet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 7. On Games with Four Players\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 14. Illustrative Tricks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 1. Écarté\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 2. Continuation of the Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 3. A Game at \u003ci\u003eÉcarté\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 4. A Second Game at \u003ci\u003eÉcarté\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 5. Baccarat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eImpériale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 7. Whist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 8. A Game at Whist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 9. \u003ci\u003eBouillotte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 10. A Game at \u003ci\u003eBouillotte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 11. \u003ci\u003eBézique\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 12. \u003ci\u003eA Coup de Piquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 13. A Clever \u003ci\u003eCoup de Piquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 15. Minor Frauds Allowable by Custom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 16. \u003ci\u003eL’Envoi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e III. THE SECRETS OF STAGE CONJURING (\u003ci\u003eAbridged\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Introduction   \u003ci\u003eTodd Karr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 1. A Conjurer’s Stage Arrangements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 2. The Vanishing Handkerchief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 3. The Light and Heavy Chest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 4. The Ghost Illusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 5. The Indian Basket Trick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 6. Asleep in the Air\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 7. Curious Experiments in Acoustics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 8. The Feats of the Davenport Brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 9. The Enchanted Portfolio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 10. The Magic Drum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e IV. THE PRIORY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Introduction   \u003ci\u003eTodd Karr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e The Home of Robert-Houdin   \u003ci\u003eRobert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e V . MEMOIRS OF ROBERT-HOUDIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Introduction   \u003ci\u003e Todd Karr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Translator’s Preface   \u003ci\u003eLascelles Wraxall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e The Overture   \u003ci\u003eRobert-Houdin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e Chapter 23. 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