MAGIC WITHOUT APPARATUS: A Treatise on the Principles, Old and New, of Sleight-of-Hand with Cards, Coins, Billiard Balls, and Thimbles

Gaultier, Camille, LL.D.

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Fleming Book Company, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. "...the first English translation of La Prestidigitation sans Appareils, which has been recognized by authorities on magic as the world's greatest treatise on legerdemain with cards, coins, billiard balls, and thimbles." Translated by Jean Hugard. Edited by Paul Fleming, Ph.D. Octavo: xii, 527 p. with illustrations posed by Frederick Braue and drawn by Donna Allen. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt stamping. The dust jacket is toned, more so along the spine and folds, with a bit of minor edgewear; otherwise very good. Very good / Very good. Item #76172

Price: $50.00