Originally published as a “locked book” in a small (now exceedingly rare) private edition， this is a sizable collection of stage illusions and their secrets by the well known British conjuer and writer， Will Goldston. The author describes many of his own classic illusions as well as feats by Houdini， Buatier de Kolta， Oswald Williams， Conradi ad other master performers of the early twentieth century. 140 magic tricks are described with labeled illustrations.
