Catalogue of books on conjuring and the allied arts, with some posters and apparatus including works by harry elackstone, henri decremps, david devant, will goldston, professor hoffmann, harry houdini, the maskelynes, robert houdin, a. Blois, dedicated to eugene roberthoudin, also has a triplemystery model in its collection fig. The vogue of the automatonbuilders, that period when the public showed its greatest interest in automata and mechanicians built the most elaborate models, began with a contemporary of philidor and ended with a contemporary of liszt. Tableau automate black farmer ou le fermier noir par. Roberthoudins autobiography is the memoirs of roberthoudin. Books by jeaneugene roberthoudin author of memoirs of. Jacques neve presente une pendule a trois mysteres signee sur le cadran robert houdin paris.
Movm round brass full plate movement, anchor escapement, short pendulum. The original autobiography of the famous french conjurer, roberthoudin, augmented with 51 prints. The fifth series differs by the shape of its dial, which instead of being circular is now square, rendering the mystery considerably more complex. Essential roberthoudin book essential roberthoudin finally back in print. Roterberg, ellis stanyon, howard thurston and others sothebys, auction catalogue, sale dates.
The unmasking of roberthoudin by harry houdini free ebook. Being the life by harry kellar published 1890 chymical natural and physical magic by george william, septimus piesse published 1858. On 3 july 1845, roberthoudin premiered the first of his four soirees fantastiques where he paraded a host of mechanical marvels that would respond to his voice, obeying the commands that spectators would suggest. Jacques neve presente une pendule a trois mysteres. With 12 page coloured plates, designed by kate greenaway, and printed in colours by edmund evans, and 360 original drawings, with appropriate verses by mrs. Roberthoudin, jeaneugene, 18051871, magicians, magic tricks publisher new york. Jeaneugene robert houdin, paris a napoleon iii ormolu, crystal. The pendule mysterieuse mysterious clock had a dial that consisted of two.
Memoirs of robert houdin by jeaneugene, robert houdin robert houdin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ink previous owners name and date on halftitle page, otherwise a tight, clean copy with spine that has no cracks or creasing. Jean eugene robert houdin, born into a family of watchmakers in blois, france, was primarily a conjurer and practical joker and this clock is no exception as it is robert houdin s fourth series of mystery clocks representing his continued improvement of mysterious timepieces that was in part driven by his rivals. From those crude volumes, he learned the rudiments of magic. The magic of robert houdin an artists life fechner, christian on. French born magician robert houdin is widely considered to be the father of modern magic. Slight fading to lettering on spine, otherwise good. The magic of robert harbin rare and the book rw harbin by martin breeze. Roberthoudin a magicians tour, up and down and round about the earth. Robert houdin 18051871 revolutionized the art of magic with his incredible stage mysteries and.
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Jean eugene roberthoudin, born into a family of watchmakers in blois, france, was primarily a conjurer and practical joker and this clock is no exception as it is roberthoudins fourth series of mystery clocks representing his continued improvement of mysterious. It is located in the loiretcher departement in the loire valley, in france, in the center of the city of blois. New episode of cultural brackets, to change air during the health crisis. A napoleon iii ormolu, crystal and ebonised grande pendule mysterieuse robert houdin, paris. Essential robert houdin book essential robert houdin finally back in print. May 16, 20 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jeaneugene roberthoudin, original name jeaneugene robert, born dec. Jul 19, 2012 robert houdin 18051871 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. His life and works are also cited in robertson davies s deptford trilogy, notably in the trilogys third novel, world of wonders, which takes place on the set of a movie about roberthoudin. All the classic works of the great master of magic, roberthoudin, under one cover, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of beautiful prints, engravings, and photos. Triple mystery clock, masterpiece from roberthoudin the circular dial, made from three clear glass plates of nearidentical size, indicates the hours in roman numerals and the minutes with precision indicators, with two arrowshaped giltbrass hands.
Triple mystery clock, masterpiece from roberthoudin ref. 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. See more ideas about mystery clock, clock and mystery. Pendule louisphilippe depoque xixe siecle mis en vente par jacques neve ref. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Christian fechner magic of roberthoudin an artists life vol. This heritage edition is a precise reprint of the muchlauded 1891 english translation of this seminal text. Gervais, near blois, french magician who is considered to be the father of modern conjuring. Jeaneugene roberthoudin s most popular book is memoirs of roberthoudin, written. A french patinated spelter and gilt brass mounted figural mystery clock guilmet, paris, late 19th century the two train countwheel bell striking movement with guilmets crank and stirrup escapement connected via fixed crutch passing through the movement plates to a cylindrical steel post resting via a pin pivot and carrying the moulded plinth for the figure surmount, the backplate stamped with. Jean eugene roberthoudin fut tour a tour magicien, horloger.
Jeaneugene roberthoudin french magician britannica. Escamotage dune dame chez roberthoudin internet archive. The full french title, escamotage dune dame chez roberthoudin, contains an explicit reference to the theatre roberthoudin, where melies had made his reputation as a stage magician. Instead of returning the books, his curiosity got the better of him. Harry houdini born erik weisz was a hungarianamerican magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer. Memoirs of roberthoudin by jean henri roberthoudin read. Roberthoudin 18051871 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.
The game, though slow at first, soon grew animated, and the doctor found he had to deal with a tremendous opponent. Roberthoudin 18051871 revolutionized the art of magic with his incredible stage mysteries and. French born magician roberthoudin is widely considered to be the father of modern magic. His life and works are also cited in robertson davies s deptford trilogy, notably in the trilogys third novel, world of wonders, which takes place on the set of a movie about robert houdin. Tableau automate black farmer ou le fermier noir par hoyt, allemagne. Memoirs of robert houdin 1944 carl jones edition magic. Courtesy of the rare book and special collections division, library of congress. Jacques neve presente une pendule a trois mysteres signee. Catalogue of books on conjuring and the allied arts, with some posters and apparatus including works by harry elackstone, henri decremps, david devant, will goldston, professor hoffmann, harry houdini, the maskelynes, roberthoudin, a.
Jeaneugene roberthoudins most popular book is memoirs of roberthoudin, written. Being the life by harry kellar published 1890 chymical natural and physical magic by. Jean eugene roberthoudin, paris, mid 19th century the transparent glass dial within a gilt bezel above the vase shaped patinated case, enhanced with an applied gilt putto supporting a pair of chimerae concealing the link to contrate wheels mounted within the case and on the back plate of the two train circular movement, signed roberthoudin, paris, anchor escapement striking the hour and half. A thorough treatise on protection from cheating card. The project gutenberg ebook of memoirs of robert houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer, by jean henri robert houdin this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with.
Written by french master magician robert houdin, and translated by joseph foster, this book is truly a twoedged sword. Robert houdin s autobiography is the memoirs of robert houdin. Appears in 10 books from 18781883 page 252 christmas book. Roberthoudin went as far as employing four sheets of glass to mask. In 1856 he was asked by louisnapoleon to pacify the tribes in frenchalgeria. For numerous years he triumphed before his public, earning a reputation worldwide. Memoirs of roberthoudin, written by himself by jeaneugene. Page 180 the doctor moved in his turn, and waited patiently till his adversary, whose movements had all the dignity of the sultan he represented, had moved.
French magician and clockmaker, jean eugene roberthoudin. Jeaneugene roberthoudin has 37 books on goodreads with 356 ratings. Jacques neve presente une pendule a trois mysteres signee sur le cadran roberthoudinparis. Sep 24, 2012 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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