This well-researched and illustrated book explores magic in the Victorian age. It tells the stories of John Henry Anderson, John Henry Pepper, Colonel Stodare, J. N. Maskelyne, The Davenport Brothers and Charles Bertram, among others. Rightly regarded as a classic in magic history writing. 
 
Condition: Good, some minor wear and a few marks, has an "old book smell".
 
Binding: Hardback
Year:  1976
Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul
Pages: 136
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 24 X 16cm