1977 1st edition. A special Limited Edition Book Number 53. David P. Abbott Published by Modern Litho. Hardbound 184 pages numerous photos.

Chapters on: *Balsamo the Living Skull *The Talking Teakettle *The Floating Ball Illusion *The Chinese Rings An Act *The Spiritualistic Table *Best of All Slate Writing *The Indian Turban Illusion *The Spirit Portrait Mystery *The Serpent of Pharaoh *Matter through Matter *Ching Ling Foo's Paper Tearing Mystery *Han Ping Chien Coin Illusion *Pocket to Pocket Card Illusion *Sawing a Woman in Two (with cords) *Spiritualistic Spoon and Glass *The Want Ad Test *Handkerchief and Flower Illusion *Kellar's Superior Paper-Tearing *My Own Coin Illusion *Cut and Restored String Illusion *Kellar's String Illusion *The Argot *Han Ping Chien's Double Tape Illusion *Slate and Billet Illusion with Sitter's Own Slates *Wooley's Double Tape Illusion *Wooley's Twenty Penny Illusion *The Mystic Circle and the Invisibles *Mock Sad Alli's Pocket to Pocket Illusion *Candy Vase and Flower Illusion *Roterberg's Growth of Flowers.

Light wear cover edges. Tiny 1/2" line of soil on page foredges barely worth mentioning. Condition very fine.