This was a pioneering book on magic being one of the first which illustrated methods with photography. It features J. N. Maskelyne, Trewey,  T. Nelson Downs, Charles Bertram, Chas. O. Williams, Paul Valadon, Ellis Stanyon and many others. This is an essential part of any magic historian's library. This is the scarce first edition published jointly Hamleys and Pearson.
 
Condition: Good/fair, some general wear and marks throughout and to the boards and spine, bookplate to front endpaper. 
 
Binding: Hardback
Year:  1903 (1st)
Publisher: Hamleys and C. Arthur Pearson
Pages: 414
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 22 X 15cm