GANSON, LewisMareMagnum
MAGIC AND CONJURINGBiblio.com
Magical Blow Book/Flip Book
189069099N.P. 1890. MAGIC AND CONJURING. n.p. n.d.c.a. 1890.<br> <br> Small octavo 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches; 140 x 95 mm. This copy in contemporary illustrated black wrappers. Internally all plates very clean and bright. Inside wrappers with instructions in German French English Spanish Italian and Russian.<br> <br> A beautiful copy of a magical blow book or flip book also known as a magic coloring book. This type of trick is considered the oldest example of a "manufactured prop" to be used for magic. It works by a series of small notches or incisions in the fore-margin to create tabs five tabs in this case and depending on where the magician places their thumb they flip the leaves of a certain group revealing one set of plates. Then with a movement of the finger placement a new set of plates will be revealed.<br> <br> Complete with a total of 49 plates on 28 leaves. Many of the plates are in beautiful color with sharp detail. The plates include a animals such as a lion zebra tiger and pig. Some musical scores a few alphabets in various scripts silhouettes and various characters and scenes among others.<br> <br> HBS 69099.<br> <br> $1000. N.P. unknown
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