SOLD Blackstone's Secrets of Magic *PREOWNED BOOK*

This is the 1974 printing of this book.
It is softbound.
164 pages with some illustrations.
Condition: very good. Only minor edge bumps to the still-glossy cover.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Magic is a fascinating and enjoyable art--for the magician as well as for his baffled onlookers.
Famous magician Harry Blackstone reveals his most startling illusions, and shows you how to perform them in your own home.
More than 100 tricks are clearly explained and illustrated in this collection, from a simple sleight of hand that produces a cigarette out of thin air to the more elaborate stage presentations such as the 'Disappearing Woman.'
There is a valuable section on mental telepathy and 'other world' effects, as well as a careful explanation of how to present magic to its best advantage through the deceptive technique of misdirection.
For it is with the proper use of misdirection that the simplest trick becomes a mystery.

CONTENTS:

• Introduction
• Effective Pocket Tricks
• Magic With Apparatus
• The Linking Rings and the Cups and Balls
• Mental Mysteries and Spirit Tricks
• Stage Magic and Illusions
• Selected Secrets

Softbound. 164 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings.