Barrows, Jack: An Introduction to Magic
©1974 First Edition Jack Barrows, MN
Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 93 pages

©1979 Micky Hades Pub.
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.25x8.5", 95 pages
Jack Barrows: An Introduction to Magic
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An Introduction to
              Magic
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Comments: There are photos of magicians inside, including...Paul Le Paul, Neil Foster, Kim Lee, Karrell Fox, Duke Stern, Bob Mason, Jeff Lint, Al Ulman, Tim Brewer, Bill Bixby, Gene Anderson.

Contents (from book ToC, numbers are chapters, not page numbers):

1 Home - Office - Community: How magic plays a part in people's lives
2 Unforgetables: Famous magicians like Houdini, Keller, Blackstone, Thurston
3 Your Life In Magic: How magic can be a part of your life, amateur or pro
4 Little Things That Count: things that can be overlooked in being a magician
5 Looking Your Way - Personally: appearance and dress
6 Magic Clubs: importance, joining
7 Shops - Catalogs - Old Trunks: where, when and what to buy
8 Magic Sense And Cents: paying for magic and getting paid
9 Tricks Of The Trade: anatomy of a magic effect
10 Bookshelf Briefs: the magic library
11 Showtime: putting a show together
12 In Your Magic World: Your concern for other performers & magicians
13 The Beginning


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