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(Reims, Marne, France: 19th March 1801 - )
Pen name of Charles-Édouard Ponsin. Teacher of drawing at the Lyceum at Reims. Amateur magician, already adept at card sleights in his early 20s when he became a close friend of Decremps. Also taught by Comus II, Théodore Massey, and others.
Wrote the classic Nouvelle Magie blanche dévoilée (2 vols, 1853, 1854; repr 1858 in 1 volume as La Sorcellerie ancienne et moderne expliquée), English tr by S.H. Sharpe as Ponsin on Conjuring (1937, 176pp; repr 1987).
Coauthors: Sam Sharpe
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Ponsin on ConjuringJean Nicolas Ponsin & Sam Sharpe![]() This ebook is filled with intriguing effects with cards, coins and an entire section on the Cups and Balls. Surprisingly you will find here the idea of using metal balls, the same idea with which Paul Gertner created a sensation. You can find everything from mental miracles, to impromptu effects,... | 2014 / 10 / 17 | $5.00 to wish list |
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