This well-researched and illustrated book explores magic in the Victorian age. It tells the stories of John Henry Anderson, John Henry Pepper, Colonel Stodare, J. N. Maskelyne, The Davenport Brothers and Charles Bertram, among others. Rightly regarded as a classic in magic history writing. 
 
Condition: Very good, some very minor wear, a few marks and some yellowing. A really nice copy.
 
Binding: Hardback
Year:  1976
Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul
Pages: 136
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 24 X 16cm