Very good used condition.
Nothing expresses more about what kind of magician Charles Betram was than his presentation for de Kolta’s Vanishing Birdcage: Betram, noting that there is always the risk of hurting the bird, rectified this possibility by allowing the bird to escape from the cage just before he was about to vanish it. Betram was well aware that, for the class of audience he appealed to, any suggestion of cruelty would be repugnant …
This is a beautifully produced book with numerous photos and diagrams. It even contains 70+ pages reprinted from Lang’s Modern Conjurer.
Publisher: Kaufman and Company, Washington DC, USA
Date: 1997
Pages: 360
Layout: 9″x11″, hardbound






