- History, Magic tricks
"Conjuring - more commonly known as magic - is said to be the world's second oldest profession. This sumptuously illustrated history tells the story of magic and its bizarre history through portraits of the conjurors themselves.
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Nostalgic, epic, classical in form and plot-driven.
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- James Randi
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 325
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780312086343
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