Dunningers Complete Encyclopedia of Magic

Published 1988, 288 Pages

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Dunninger’s Complete Encyclopedia of Magic, authored by Joseph Dunninger, is a compendium of magic tricks and illusions illustrated with diagrams. The content covers a wide range of magic, including stage illusions, close-up tricks, mentalism, and puppetry. Multiple editions have been published over the years, most commonly by Spring Books.

Content overview

The book is a collection of articles and tricks written by Joseph Dunninger over his long career as a mentalist and stage magician. The contents include:

A variety of tricks: The book contains magic tricks from many different genres. Some are large-scale illusions from the vaudeville days, while others are simple tricks that can be performed with household objects.
Illustrated explanations: Each trick is explained with diagrams to show how it’s done. Some readers have found the vintage style of the illustrations and wording to be a little dated, but the explanations are still helpful for understanding how illusions work.
Stagecraft and illusions: It details the construction and use of stage illusions and large-scale props, like spirit cabinets and vanishing cabinets.
Mentalism and psychic phenomena: As a known debunker of fraudulent mediums, Dunninger also covers tricks that replicate spiritualist phenomena and mentalism.
Less conventional magic: Some sections cover more unusual aspects of magic, such as how to create puppets, and contain entertaining “pipe dreams” alongside practical effects.

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