1973, Milbourne Christopher. Cloth bound, gilt stamping, 452 pages with index, photos and illustrations. Color plates of *Herrmann *Kellar *Houdini *Chung Ling Soo *Thurston *Le Roy Talma and Bosco *Carter *Blackstone. The most comprehensive history of magic ever published. Includes chapters on: *Robert-Houdin *The Great Herrmann's *Around The World With Kellar *Thurston The Wonder Show of the Universe *Ching Ling Foo Chung Ling Soo and the Great Lafayette *The Selbit Sensations *The Great Vaudeville Specialists *Le Roy and Goldin *Carter Nicola and Raymond *Houdini *Blackstone versus Dante *Dunninger Master Mentalist and more. Another must have for the student of magic and what went before.
Previous owner name, light soil to foredge, some page corner fold. Condition very good.