Publisher's description:
 
Set off on a magical history tour with Milbourne Christopher's classic, The Illustrated History of Magic.  For years, this wonderful book has been considered the premier chronicle of the world's most mysterious art This edition includes a new section featuring today's best magicians. Readers follow the fascinating stories of the world's greatest conjurers, from sorcerer-priests in ancient Egypt, The Great Herrmann, Harry Kellar, Chung Ling Soo, and Houdini, to twenty-first-century conjurers.
 
Filled with fantastic illustrations, poster art, photographs and illusion diagrams, this book is a feast for anyone interested in the conjuring arts.
 
Condition: Good, some wear, marks and creasing, plates are slightly shy of the book's leading edge and are slightly warped, as with most copies of this edition.  
 
Binding: Paperback
Year:  2006
Publisher: Carroll and Graf
Pages: 514
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 25 X 19cm