This is a very rare first edition of Will Goldston's second "locked book". This is not one of the later American reprints, this is one of the numbered copies issued by Goldston in 1921. This is number 904. This is one of the brown editions that orginally had a bar which would pass through the fitting on the boards and a padlock secured through a hole in the bar to lock the book. The bar and padlock are missing, but it would be fairly easy to make a new bar and buy a suitable lock.  It has sections on most genres of magic, all superbly illustrated by Goldston's artists. A really special book to be treasured. I believe this is the rarest variant of the binding, the red version and the brown without any lock being the more easily available.
 
Condition: Fair, this is a well-worn copy with marking and wear to the boards and spine, including signs of water damage to the back board where the bookcloth has come away on a 5cm section of the bottom edge. The metal fittings show some corrosion. The internal condition is good with foxing throughout and some page corners creased, occasional creases and marks throughout. Binding is still tight. 
 
Binding: Hardback
Year:  1921
Publisher: Will Goldston Ltd.
Pages: 490
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 25 X 19cm