From the estate book collection of a retired professional magician.Original 1974 issue
This is a delightful 73-page booklet that's two-thirds vintage magic catalog, and one-third about the history of magic and magicians in the first half of the 20th century.
In the history part, you will read all about the the great magicians in the Golden Age of Magic: Houdini, Goldin, Blackstone, Okito, Leipzig, etc., etc.Lots of photos of the magicians, too!What's really interesting is that the history is being told by Jackie Flosso, son of the legendary vaudeville magician Al Flosso, owner of Flosso Hornmann Magic Co.
The larger portion of the booklet is the 1974 magic catalog for the Flosso Hornmann Magic Co. You'll have a lot of enjoyment browsing through the hundreds of magic tricks for sale back then.The illustrations stretch the imagination a bit, and the text REALLY takes it up a notch!
CONDITION: very good.Minor edge wear to the pages. The cover is still glossy. Expected age yellowing to the pages.8.5"x11" size.72 pages total. Illustrated with many photos and drawings.You are getting the exact booklet shown in the product photo.
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