The Practical Encyclopedia of Magic

Hermes House, London, 2008. Faded spine, otherwise good secondhand condition.

How to perform amazing close-up tricks, baffling optical illusions and incredible mental magic. Using cards, matches, rope, silk, thimbles, and money. Includes an illustrated history of magic and magicians, from the origins of the art in Egypt through the 19th and 20th centuries to the magic of today, featuring Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield, and David Blaine. Over 1000 colour photographs showing both the audience's and performer's perspectives...