This is a scarce first edition of one of the finest histories of the occult and superstitious types of magic. It only mentions performance magic in passing and could not be considered a history of the type of conjuring this website specialises in. It is an interesting history of the surrounding subject though and is lavishly illustrated. This is a true first edition from 1948.  
 
Condition: Fair/poor, a well-worn and marked copy with yellowed pages and wear throughout, wear to front and back endpapers where labels have been removed. A good reference copy.
 
Binding: Hardback
Year: 1948
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Pages: 504
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 26 X 18