Adair, Ian: Dealing With Magic ©2010 Ian Adair, Pages 2 Stages Publishing Softcover, perfect-bound, 180 pages

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Comments: Illustrated. From back cover, "This is the story of the author’s early years in magic and his 36 uncanny years at ‘Supreme’ His story reveals how the firm expanded so rapidly and why the company suddenly collapsed leaving all the staff out of work."

Contents (from book ToC):

10 Introduction, Foreword, Preface: From small beginnings right through to the Rise & Fall
of the Supreme Magic Company
90 Attachments - A Human Dynamo-Edwin
93 Spotlight on British TV Magicians
97 Supreme’s Linkup with Werry
102 Supreme’s Makers Of Magic
109 Silk-screen Supreme
113 Supreme Catalogues
117 Conventions
125 Supreme’s Books & Publications
128 The Magigram Is Born
134 Illustrated Silks
137 Tricks For Trophies
139 Mr. Punch Remembers Supreme
143 Can You Give Me A ‘Dem’?
146 The New Pentagram
148 Alakazam
150 Customers Galore!
156 Those Catchy Trick Titles
158 The Video Reveal Series
164 The Adair Think Tank
175 Summing Up....
177 Index