Do you want to learn magic history?

This is probably the best general magic history book we have read in quite a while. It gives you a complete history of the illusions that were invented and performed from the middle of the nineteenth century through the 1930's. He demystifies the Pepper's Ghost Illusion, The Sphinx, Kellar's Levitation, and many, many more.

You will learn about Houdini, Harry Kellar, Charles Morritt, Horace Goldin, Guy Jarrett, John Nevil Maskelyne, and many others. You will also learn their illusions, and the fact that most modern illusions are based on the effects created during this "Golden Age of Magic".

What is so neat about this book is the engaging style in which it is written. Steinmeyer is a master storyteller. Not only does he explain the above illusions, but he talks about the personalities and the behind-the-scenes intrigue.

Of all the books we sell, this is the one we would choose first.

Hardbound with dustjacket - 362 pages