The Great Raymond

Par William V. Rauscher

Ce livre fascinant vous fera voyager sept fois autour du monde, en compagnie du « Grand Raymond », un magicien classieux dont le charme n’avait d’égal que sa maîtrise de l’art magique. Revivez au travers de ces pages la gloire et les déboires de la magie théâtrale entre les années 1900 et les années 1940. Un ouvrage abondamment illustré (affiches, photographies en couleurs de ses équipements et costumes, 100 planches illustrées décrivant ses illusions, ses publicités, etc.) qui ravira tous les passionnés d’Histoire de la magie.

Livre en anglais, 343 pages.

Descriptif original anglais :

This fascinating book takes you on a magical journey around the world seven times with The Great Raymond, a Master Magician of remarkable charm and skills. Learn about the hardships, trials, and glory of theatrical magic from the 1900s to the 1940s. Thrill to… includes full-color reproductions of 19 exquisite Raymond posters stories about Raymond’s travels, his magic and his lectures on such exotic topics as his Shrunken Heads from Ecuador. This 343-page book with three appendixes includes full-color reproductions of 19 exquisite Raymond posters, a number of which are believed to be one of a kind, and 24 pages of rare full color photographs of Raymond’s equipment and costumes. In addition, the reader will find more than 100 black-and-white illustrations depicting Raymond’s fabulous stage settings, illusions, personnel, advertising, and scenes from a lifetime of magic. The authors personal friendship with Litzka Raymond Gibson lends a special insight to this remarkable story which is a contribution to theatre history.

Each cloth-bound book features two of Raymond’s beautiful posters on the four-color dust jacket. The book spine is lettered in gold, and the cover is gold-embossed with Raymond’s monogram.