288 pp. + publisher's 32-page catalog at rear; frontispiece and 14 full-page plates from photographsm many illustrations in the text; octavo, maroon cloth with gilt spine title. English stage magician David Devant (1868-1941) was, according to Milbourne Christopher in his Panorama of Magic "the master performer of his time." Covers moderately faded, some foxing to text, else very good.

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SECRETS OF MY MAGIC: In Which Are Disclosed for the First Time the Secrets of Some of the Greatest Illusions of This Master of the Art of Magic. With Contributions by Thirty Other Famous Magicians, Including Oswald Williams - Horace Goldin - Cecil Lyle. With 57 Illustrations.

Publisher

Hutchinson & Co. (1936), London

Publication Date

1936

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Hardcover

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First edition.

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Magic

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We had our open bookshop in the town of Sonoma for a total of 17 years, including 9 years at our East Napa St. location, however, as of April 13, 2013 we have closed our doors. Our business is now conducted online, by appointment, and occasionally at antiquarian bookfairs at which we exhibit annually. Chanticleer Books is a sole-proprietorship owned and operated by Steve Blackmer, a full-time bookseller since 1985 and member of the Antiquarian Booksellers� Association of America (ABAA) from 1998 to 2026

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