This is Bertram's first memoir and mixes magic history, autobiography and methods of card sharpers. This is signed by Paul Daniels with the date 1978 and bears his stamp showing it has come through from Will Goldston's library via Tom Harris and Fred Wiles. 

Condition: Poor, binding very loose with front board and spine separated from text block, some tape repairs, back endpaper torn and split, wear, foxing and marks throughout, Hamleys label to title page. A good candidate for rebinding.
 
Binding: Hardback
Year: 1896
Publisher: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd.
Pages: 301
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 22 X 15cm