Pictorial clothbound 1938 Fifth Impression Revised Edition, 1006 pages with Index. Illustrations by Harlan Tarbell that number 1150 and 32 chapters covering the many facets of magic and a chapter on Magicana of Special interest to the Collector written by Leo Rullman. Introduction by Howard Thurston. This revised edition also includes a review of chapters by H. Adrian Smith.
Chapters on: The Master of the Playing Cards, Card Fans and Locations, Location by Sleights, Location by Marked Cards, Key or Locator Cards, Subtleties and Arrangements, The Slick Ace, Old Wine in New Bottles, Shuffle, Force, Cut and Pass, Impromptu Card Tricks, Sleight of Hand Card Tricks, The Spelling Bee, Clairvoyance with Cards, The Four Aces, The Rising Cards, Prepared Cards, The Tuned Deck, Cards Stars of the U.S.A., Magic with Silks, Magic with Balls, Coin Magic, Cigarettes and Cigars, Bills, Ropes, The Chinese Rings, Selected Tricks, Mind Reading, Magic Squares, Magicana, Stage Presentation, Stage Tricks and Illusions, At the End.
Couple of small corner folds to pages, gift inscription on front flyleaf To Tom Dowd from his brother and wife, backstrip fade. Condition very good.