Walter Gibson’s Encyclopedia of Magic & Conjuring

PROFUSELY illustrated throughout, with black and white photographs and drawings. As described by Byron G. Wels in the Introduction, this book features “a compilation of magic facts and artifacts, a treasure-trove of magical history that will take you back through the years to a time when those magicians with whose names we conjure with today were performing on stage. It was the last golden age of magic, when the public flocked to see Thurston, Raymond, Ching Ling Soo and Houdini perform.” Includes a variety of tricks and illusions, reproductions of posters, photos from actual performances of some of the greats, and more!