John Hilliard Jean Hugard Signed 1938 Greater Magic A Practical Treatise HC

Description: Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Carl Waring Jones, Minneapolis, MN. 1938. 1004 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Jean Huggard to John Diebold on the FFEP. Second Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (spine is sunned and faded). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A fascinating guide to magic, illustrated throughout and printed 'for professional and amateur magicians'. In 1925, Hilliard joined Howard Thurston's magic show as an advance man, and for the next ten years toured America, meeting the most talented magicians of his day and recording their creations. This volume provides instructional information based on his observations, with chapters on playing cards, mind reading, magicana and 'magic with balls'. Jean Hugard (4 December 1871 - 14 August 1959) was an Australian professional magician. When he retired from performing, he moved to Brooklyn to write and edit magic publications. He wrote more than 30 books on magic. Upon the death of John Northern Hilliard, who had written about 50 percent of his book Greater Magic, a lot of manuscript was left to be completed. Carl Waring Jones, who had contracted for its publication, hired Jean Hugard in 1938 to complete and enlarge the text to over 1,000 pages. The book went on to become a standard textbook of magic, which author Henry Hay called "one of the best and largest books ever written about magic." John Hilliard Jean Hugard Signed 1938 Greater Magic A Practical Treatise HC Description Up For Sale Today is Greater Magic A Practical Treatise On Modern Magic by John Northern Hilliard His Manuscripts and Notes Edited by Carl W. Jones & Jean Hugard Illustrated by Harlan Tarbell Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Carl Waring Jones, Minneapolis, MN. 1938. 1004 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Jean Huggard to John Diebold on the FFEP. Second Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (spine is sunned and faded). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A fascinating guide to magic, illustrated throughout and printed 'for professional and amateur magicians'. In 1925, Hilliard joined Howard Thurston's magic show as an advance man, and for the next ten years toured America, meeting the most talented magicians of his day and recording their creations. This volume provides instructional information based on his observations, with chapters on playing cards, mind reading, magicana and 'magic with balls'. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Jean Hugard (4 December 1871 - 14 August 1959) was an Australian professional magician. When he retired from performing, he moved to Brooklyn to write and edit magic publications. He wrote more than 30 books on magic. Upon the death of John Northern Hilliard, who had written about 50 percent of his book Greater Magic, a lot of manuscript was left to be completed. Carl Waring Jones, who had contracted for its publication, hired Jean Hugard in 1938 to complete and enlarge the text to over 1,000 pages. The book went on to become a standard textbook of magic, which author Henry Hay called "one of the best and largest books ever written about magic." He was editor of Hugard's Magic Monthly starting in 1943. He was also named the fourth ever Society of American Magicians, Dean of Magicians in 1951. Near the end of his life, Hugard was blind, having lost the sight of both eyes following operations for the removal of cataracts. In spite of this handicap he continued to work in the magic field at his home in Brooklyn, NY. He died in the United States in 1959 at the age of 87 and known far and wide as The Great Hugard. The New York Herald Tribune published a double column obituary with photograph – the sort of space usually reserved for statesman or movie stars. John Theurer Diebold (June 8, 1926 – December 26, 2005). An American businessman who was a pioneer in the field of automation, founding The Diebold Group to advise corporations around the world as well as governments in the U.S and abroad in the potential of information technology. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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