Maskelyne, Jasper: White Magic, the Story of Maskelynes ©1936 Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd, London Hardcover, w/dj, 258 pages

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Contents (from book, page numbers for chapter headings only):

9 Chapter I
What Is Magic?
The Black Arts And The White
A Farming Family Goes To The Devil
Did Nevil Maskelyne Practise Witchcraft?
The Maskelyne Tradition
"J.N." Becomes A Watchmaker
Friendship With Cooke
Attending Spiritualistic Seances
Advent Of The Davenports

21 Chapter II
A Davenport Performance In Cheltenham
The Blind That Slipped
"The Juggling Gemini" Exposed
A Cheltenham Sensation
Maskelyne And Cooke Go On Tour

33 Chapter III
A Lynching Attempt
Success At The Crystal Palace
Freak Shows Of Those Days
Plate-Spinning, Decapitation, And Levitation
London At The Egyptian Hall
The Magician Who Would Not Vanish
Psycho

44 Chapter IV
Rival Establishments
The Spirits Offer A Partnership
A Royal Command Performance
Dr. Slade Exposed
Zoe
Fan-Fair And Labial
A Royal Birthday Show
Mr. Cooke
J.N.'S Commercial Inventions

56 Chapter V
Will, The Witch And The Watchman
A Monkey Goes To Sleep
Maskelynes In Australia
A Grand-Piano Sensation
J. N.'S Crusade Against Card-Sharps
Bianco Of Havana
How Sharpers Work
Some U.S. Magicians

71 Chapter VI
Maskelynes On Tour
The Phoenix Park Murders
Famous Magicians Come To The Egyptian Hall
The Vanishing Ring !
Magicians At The Sultan's Courts
Devant Joins The Show
J.N.'S War Balloons
"Movies" At Maskelynes
A 1000 Challenge
The Devil In Piccadilly

88 Chapter VII
Opening At St. George's Hall
Faced With Failure
Devant Becomes A Partner
A Wizard Curate
I Make My Bow
Archdeacon Colley Offers A 1000 Challenge
Into The Courts
"A Side Issue"

100 Chapter VIII
The Magic Circle
A Dead Hand Plays Dominoes
Spies In St. George's Hall
Turning Over "A New Page"
The Indian Rope Trick
A Magician In The Thames
My First Command Performance
Ancient Temple Magic

114 Chapter IX
Slow-Motion Photography Experiments
Photographing Artillery Shells In Flight
Nearly A Tragedy
Maskelynes Held The Admiralty During The War
Magicians Help Lawrence Of Arabia
My First Ghost

127 Chapter X
Mr. Devant Retires
Death Of J. N.
He Tries To Get Through From Beyond The Grave
Why I Am Banned From Sconces
When Great Men Die
My Father Experiments With Radio
I Leave School
Down On The Farm

139 Chapter XI
My Steam-Roller And I
Experiments In Electricity
"Lighting By Maskelyne"
A Stage Part
Behind The Scenes At St. George's Hall
An Effective Spectre
Playing Before Tibetan Lamas
I Propose To My Assistant

153 Chapter XII
Magic In The Past
Black Magic Still Lives
Werewolves And Vampires
A History Of Wizardry
Tests For Satanists
Rasputin
Magical Evolution
Cagliostro
Pinetti
De Grisi
Houdini

165 Chapter XIV
An All-In Wrestling Match With A Co-Optimist
A Canary That Wouldn't Vanish
Why I Use Rubber Animals
Death Of Nevil Maskelyne
Lightning At His Burial
I Become Managing Director Of St. George's Hall

176 Chapter XIV
Western Magic Before An Indian Maharajah
"The Dizzy Limit"
Indian Rope Trick Theories
Sword-Walking
Two Sensations At St. George's Hall
Tricking The C.I.D.
Secrets Of My Magic

189 Chapter XV
Dispatch-Riding In The General Strike
Attacked By My Colleagues
Mid-Summer Marriage
Nearly Drowned In Beer
Children On The Stage
A Magic Competition At "Maskelynes"
Magicians In Trouble

202 Chapter XVI
"The Amateur Whitewasher"
Film Work
A Tragic Suicide
Devil-Worship In London
I Attend A "Witches' Sabbath"
A Committee Member Creates A Sensation At St. George's Hall
Committees And Magic

215 Chapter XVII
Off To South Africa With Twelve Tons Of Magic
Nature Puts Up A Rival Magic Show
A Zulu Witch-Doctor Puts A Curse On Me
A Python Round My Neck
Three Escapes From The Zulu's Curse
I Meet A Poltergeist

229 Chapter XVIII
The Ghosts From The Plague-Pit
My First Royal Command Show On My Own
A Children's Garden Party
I Am Dismissed From St. George's Hall
Starting Alone
Appearing Before The Queen
St. George's Hall Shuts Down
Adventures On Tour
"Jasper, The Husband's Fear"

241 Chapter XIX
Private Party Magic
The Sand Trick On A Valuable Persian Carpet
A "Levitating Table"
The Romance Of A Vanishing Spectre
The Case Of The Disappearing Traveller
An Unrehearsed Trick With Two Note-Books

251 Chapter XX
Magic Films Of The Future
Theatrical Production Illusions
Puzzle : Find The Body
A New Maskelynes' Theatre
An Old Name Disappears From Magic
I Meet Mr. Morton
The Author Vanishes For The Last Time

257 Index