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By Milbourne Christopher

Set off on a mystical background journey with Milbourne Christopher's vintage Illustrated historical past of Magic. stick with the interesting tales of the world's maximum conjurers, from sorcerer-priests in historic Egypt, the good Herrmann, Harry Kellar, Chung Ling Soo, Houdini, to fashionable miracle employees like David Copperfield, Siegfreid and Roy, and David Blaine. jam-packed with exceptional illustrations—poster artwork, photos, phantasm diagrams—this ebook is a dinner party for somebody drawn to the conjuring arts.

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