The Illustrated History of Magic

Carroll & Graf Publishers. THIRD EDITION. 2006 [1976, 1996]., 2006. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. x (10) + 514 pages with Index. COLOR PLATES + B&W ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. Royal octavo (10 by 7 1/2 inch) softcover. * Some very light wear & slight curl to corners, a very superficial exposure to a splash of water foredge margin of a few pages (SEE PIC) o/w VERY GOOD CONDITION. *** A new and updated version of this great history of stage magic, illusion and conjuring, with a new foreword by the consummate magician David Copperfield. *** CONTENTS: ** FOREWORD: DAVID COPPERFIELD. ** 1.) MYTH OR MAGIC. * 2.) THE FIRST WONDER-WORKERS. * 3.) THE AUTOMATON CHESS PLAYER. * 4.) MAGIC IN THE COLONIES. * 5.) AMERICAN INDIAN CONJURING. * 6.) PROFESSOR PINETTI. * 7.) SIGNOR BLITZ. * 8.) THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH. * 9.) ROBERT-HOUDIN - INNOVATOR. * 10.) ENGLAND'S HOME OF MYSTERY. * 11.) THE GREAT HERMANNS. * 12.) AROUND THE WORLD WITH KELLAR. * 13.) THURSTON - THE WONDER SHOW OF THE UNIVERSE. * 14.) CHING LING FOO, CHUNG LING SOO, AND THE GREAT LAFAYETTE. * 15.) THE SELBIT SENSATIONS. * 16.) THE GREAT VAUDEVILLE SPECIALISTS. * 17.) LE ROY AND GOLDIN - TRENDSETTERS. * 18.) CARTER, NICOLA, AND RAYMOND. * 19.) HOUDINI. * 20.) BLACKSTONE VERSUS DANTE. * 21.) DUNNINGER - MASTER MENTALIST. * 22.) BIG SHOWS AND SMALL SCREENS. * 23.) MAGIC SUPERSTARS POISED FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. * 24.) 2005 UPDATE ON THE MAGIC SCENE. *** SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. * BIBLIOGRAPHY. * INDEX.