Herrmann the Magician – H.J. Burlingame – 1897 | First Edition, Illustrated Magic Tricks

Hardin Jasper Burlingame

Herrmann the magician – h. J. Burlingame – 1897 | first edition, illustrated magic tricks | this first edition of burlingame’s <em>herrmann the magician </em>features biographies of carl and alexander herrmann, renowned magicians and illusionists of the 19<sup>th</sup>-century, alongside illustrated demonstrations of their stage tricks and illusions.

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This first edition of Burlingame’s Herrmann the Magician features biographies of Carl and Alexander Herrmann, renowned magicians and illusionists of the 19th-century, alongside illustrated demonstrations of their stage tricks and illusions.

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This first edition of Herrmann the Magician: His Life; His Secrets by H.J. Burlingame focuses on Carl and Alexander Herrmann, brothers who performed worldwide as famous stage magicians in the late 1800s. Burlingame, who worked in the business of creating magic apparatus, includes short biographies of the illusionists along with instructions demonstrating how to perform tricks devised by the Herrmanns and other eminent performers of the era, such as Harry Kellar, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, and Robert Heller. The book includes around 45 illustrations that display stage devices and sleight-of-hand techniques, revealing how these entertainers achieved their craft. This edition was printed in Chicago by Laird and Lee in 1897.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Herrmann the Magician: His Life; His Secrets
  • Author: Hardin Jasper Burlingame
  • Publisher: Chicago, Laird and Lee
  • Edition: First Edition, 1897
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Format: Octavo (8vo), single volume
  • Size: ~8.25in × 5.75in (21cm × 14.5cm)
  • Collation: [2], 398, [2]
  • Illustrations: 45 full-page and in-text illustrations, including frontispiece
  • Contents Include:
    • Preface by Burlingame
    • Biographies of Carl and Alexander Herrmann
    • Trick descriptions with illustrations
    • Notes on other magicians of the era
  • Provenance: Bookplate from the Library of G. M. Zimmerman, 94 Monroe Street on front pastedown

 

Condition:

Good condition. Hardcover binding secure, with minor wear at the corners and edges and moderate discoloration to the boards. The text block is complete and intact, if a little loose. Pages and illustrations are clean and free of foxing.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First edition of a scarce 19th-century stage magic manual
  • Includes original illustrations showing magic apparatus
  • Features commentary on multiple 19th-century illusionists

 

Item Number: #31077

Category

Esoteric & Occult

Authors

Hardin Jasper Burlingame

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Good

Collation

Complete

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