The true history of the ghost : and all about metempsychosis / by Professor Pepper.
"Pepper's ghost" is an illusionary technique by which a mirror and a piece of glass are used to create the appearance of ghostlike figures or objects, which can seem, to the viewer, to appear and disappear, or to spontaneous change shape. This book contains a detailed explanation of the process of creating and carrying out this illusion
London, Paris, New York, & Melbourne : Cassell & Company, 1890.
46 pages, 16 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900; Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Title vignette; Title on cover: The true history of Pepper's ghost
Optical illusions; Stage machinery; Optical Illusions
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