First edition. Black cloth with silver stamping on spine, pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated, 991 pages. Tears and wear to jacket, soiling to covers and page edges, fair condition. One of the largest magic books ever published, and collecting the first fifty years of contributions to the literature of the art by Canadian magician Stewart James. Many of his most famous creations are described and explained, including Miraskill, The Lovesick Tennis Ball, Sefalaljia (the miniature spirit cabinet), Further than That, and much more.
