The Tarbell Course in Magic, Volume IV Lessons 46-58 Revised Edition, (May 1949)

Edité par Louis Tannen, New York, 1949

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Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed green cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xix, 416. Illustrated with pen & ink Sketches &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . Publishers T. Grant Cooke and Walter A. Jordan developed an interest in producing a correspondence course in magic in the mid-1920s. A few months before his death, Harry Houdini was approached to author the course; Houdini declined but recommended Tarbell. Cook and Jordan hired Tarbell and Walter Baker, another Chicago-area magician, to work on the project, but Baker dropped out of the project in its early stages to concentrate on his performances. The publishers allotted Tarbell $50,000 for the course, which he finished in 1928, producing 60 correspondence lessons with at least 3,100 illustrations. Tarbell later discussed the philosophy behind his course: "There is a big difference between a magician and a man who does tricks.Fundamentally, the making of a magician is no different than the making of other professional people. One must be trained in the mechanics, the alternate methods and be skilled in the presentation in order to meet any conditions which may arise." Unlike other magic courses which placed a greater emphasis on self-working illusions, Tarbell began with fundamental drills and practice sessions involving body position, movement, and sleight-of-hand techniques which were to be incorporated into actual tricks in future lessons. After selling 10,000 complete courses, Cooke and Jordan discontinued marketing the Tarbell Course in Magic in 1931, blaming the Great Depression for slumping sales. In 1941, however, magician Louis Tannen purchased the rights to the course, working with Tarbell and Ralph W. Read (of Read and Covert) to convert the correspondence lessons into book form.

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Titre
The Tarbell Course in Magic, Volume IV Lessons 46-58 Revised Edition, (May 1949)
Auteur
Tarbell, Harlan with Ralph W. Read, (Ed.)
Éditeur
Louis Tannen, New York
Année de publication
1949
État de l'article
VG Very Good
Jaquette
No Dust Jacket
Reliure
Hardcover
Édition
Revised Edition.
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