True history of the ghost: and all about metempsychosis
Auteur :
Pepper, John Henry
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108044349
Date de publication :
16 févr. 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
90 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
'Pepper's Ghost' was a popular stage illusion in the nineteenth century, and is considered to be a precursor to cinema. In this 1890 book, the man who brought it to the stage, John Henry Pepper (1821–1900), details the history and method of the illusion.