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They Lived By Tricks - Expanded Edition

Posted: August 4th, 2017, 12:14 pm
by Joe Hanosek
For those with an interest in magic history, Pietro Micheli has just published an expanded edition of "They Lived By Tricks". The book is incredible! Here are some details: limited to only 200 individually numbered copies; hardbound edition with handsome see-through dust jacket; 456 pages profusely illustrated with 188 images, 106 of which are in full color; most images are never-seen-before rare or unique eighteenth century broadsides. The material on Pinetti alone amounts to over 100 pages; showing nearly 60 images and revealing for the first time previously unpublished broadsides, leaflets, letters, books and documents relating to this most famous magician. As a standalone study it is, in itself,the most complete biography ever written on Pinetti.

Those interested in purchasing a copy can contact Pietro at: pietromicheli@yahoo.it

Re: They Lived By Tricks - Expanded Edition

Posted: August 4th, 2017, 2:01 pm
by Bill Mullins
How much?

Re: They Lived By Tricks - Expanded Edition

Posted: August 4th, 2017, 2:11 pm
by Q. Kumber
Is it written in English or Italian?

Re: They Lived By Tricks - Expanded Edition

Posted: August 4th, 2017, 3:26 pm
by Richard Kaufman
It's in English, and beautifully printed with some parts in color.

Re: They Lived By Tricks - Expanded Edition

Posted: August 4th, 2017, 3:34 pm
by Marco Pusterla
The book is written in English. The price is currently €95: after EMHC, it will rise to €120 (to this you have to add postage: an email to the author will tell you how much postage is for your country).

Mr. Micheli has a presentation PDF of the book, available on Google Drive (please, let me know if you have problems in downloading it).

As Joe said, the book is excellent: the quality of the layout, the paper, the design is rarely seen in magic publishing, and the amount of information is just overwhelming, laying open a world of magic almost unknown. I don't know how many years of research this work entailed: a chapter (on Tomaso Palatino and Hyman Palatine) won the Roxy Award for Research on Magic History in 2012; the following year the author published a first edition which sold out rapidly, and he continued his research for five more years. This is the result.

Re: They Lived By Tricks - Expanded Edition

Posted: August 18th, 2017, 9:18 am
by Pietro Micheli
For those who might be interested in my book, just a quick note to remind you that the special discounted price of "They lived by tricks" - NEW EXPANDED EDITION will only last a few more days, until 31 August 2017.

The book is:
· limited to only 200 individually numbered copies;
· deluxe, large format (21x28 cms; approx.. 8 ¼ x 11 inches), hardbound edition with handsome see-through dust jacket;
· 456 pages profusely illustrated with 188 images, 106 of which are in full colour;
· most images are never-seen-before rare or unique eighteenth century broadsides.

Only 95 euro ( until all August) to own this reference book which will also become a collector's item .

For more details, please see here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByDBJ7 ... tSdU0/view