Magic tricks
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on performance of sleight of hand or tricks involving various types of illusion for purposes of entertainment. Works on the use of charms, spells, etc., believed to have supernatural power to produce or prevent a particular result considered unobtainable by natural means are entered under Magic.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Percival Magic Collection
Collection
Identifier: 012
Scope and Contents
The John H. Percival Magic Collection contains books, periodicals, ephemera, manuscript materials, newspaper clippings, autographs, magicians’ promotional materials, typescripts, and photographs spanning the years 1888-2009, with the bulk of materials from 1940-1970. The largest portion of the collection consists of Percival’s book collection, which features over 1,200 volumes on magic tricks, ventriloquism, spiritualism, stage entertainment, and gambling, among other topics....
Dates:
1888-2009
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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Percival Magic Collection