Romano, Chuck: The Art Of Deception ©1997 Chuck Romano, Aurora, IL Hardcover, w/dj, 9x11", 406 pages ©2008 Second, Enlarged Edition Hardcover, w/dj, 424 pages

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Comments: "or the Affinity between Conjuring and Art". Chronicles the long and colorful relationship between conjuring and art. Photo-Illustrated.

Contents (Chapters from 2nd Edition book ToC):

11 Foreword (Phil Willmarth)
13 Author’s Preface
17 Chapter 1 - From Whence They Came
27 Chapter 2 - The Image Makers
37 Chapter 3 - The Magic of Lithography
71 Chapter 4 - Keepers of the Flame
89 Chapter 5 - Of Days Gone By
139 Chapter 6 - The New Generation
185 Chapter 7 - Women of Wonderment
209 Chapter 8 - The Dream Weavers
241 Chapter 9 - Periodical Prestidigitation
305 Chapter 10 - Conjuring’s Comic Connection
319 Chapter 11 - The Fine Art of Magic
343 Chapter 12 - The Best of Both Worlds
389 Acknowledgments
391 Bibliography
397 Index