Roy, Fergus; Val Andrews: Illusions, Secrets from the World of Magic ©1985 Fergus Roy & Val Andrews, Methuen Childrens Books, London Softcover, perfect-bound, 144 pages ISBN: 0-423-01300-9 ©The Davenport Collection (Photographic Illustrations) ©Joanna Quinn (Line Drawings)

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Comments: "Based on the Thames television series, here is the fascinating story of magic and mystery, conjuring and illusion through the ages, with tales of the great magicians. And, for the beginner in magic, there are step-by-step instructions for performing conjuring tricks of you own."

Contents (from book ToC):

ix Preface
1 A Brief History Of Illusion: Four magical effects for you to perform
24 Escapology: Three escape tricks
39 Chinese Magic: Chinese magic in miniature
52 Fire and Water: Liquid levitation and tricks with fire
63 The Quickness Of The Hand: Easy card tricks for you to perform
82 The Magic Of India:
- Thumb-penetration trick
- Mind-reading tricks
94 Magical Classics
- Dinner-table tricks
- The magic wand
114 Making A Start In Magic: The Svengali pack
122 Illusion And Television
129 Magic Clubs, Circles And Properties
139 Magic In The Twenty-First Century