Annals of Conjuring Clarke Miracle Factory 2001 ed. Magical History Resource OOP

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From the Publisher:
The Annals of Conjuring
Sidney W. Clarke
Edited by Edwin A. Dawes and Todd Karr in collaboration with Bob Read
Published 2001
640 pages
Almost 300 illustrations
8-page color section with 18 historic images
Cover by Katlyn Breene
The Annals of Conjuring remains the single most important source of information for the student of magic history.
— Edwin A. Dawes
Perhaps the most detailed history of magic ever written, this massive new edition, edited by Edwin A. Dawes and Todd Karr in association with Bob Read, adds over 500 informative endnotes to Clarke's monumental work, with many new discoveries.
The new Annals also includes an introduction by Edwin A. Dawes and his biographical essays on Clarke; Clarke's personal annotations; plus a new index and bibliography.
CONTENTS
Preface   Edwin A. Dawes
Publisher’s Note   Todd Karr
The Barrister in the Circle   Edwin A. Dawes
THE ANNALS OF CONJURING
Introduction
1. Ancient Conjuring
2. The Mediæval Jugglers
3. The Jugglers’ Tricks
4. Hocus Pocus
5. The English Showmen
6. Continental Conjurers
7. The Decline of Conjuring
8. The Wizard of the North and the Mechanical Conjurers
9. Robert-Houdin
10. From Robert-Houdin to Maskelyne
11. Maskelyne and Cooke
12. Conjurers of Yesterday and To-Day
13. Oriental Conjurers
Conclusion
Notes
APPENDICES
1. Installments of The Annals of Conjuring in The Magic Wand
2. Illustrations for The Annals of Conjuring in The Magic Wand
3. Clarke’s Annotations   Edwin A. Dawes
4. Principal Writings of Sidney W. Clarke   Edwin A. Dawes
Additional Resources
1. The Research of Arthur Watson
2. Hippolytus
3. Early English Records of Conjuring
4. Scotto   Hjalmar and Thierry Depaulis
5. Early Italian Conjuring Works   Hjalmar and Thierry Depaulis
6. Entertainment in The Spectator   Bob Read
7. Southwark Fair News Items   Bob Read
8. Fawkes Notices
9. Colonial American Magic
10. Magic in Early Literature
11. Charlier   Herbert E. Pratt
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
REVIEWS
...this new edition of Sidney Clarke's venerable Annals of Conjuring is a required resource that belongs on the shelf of every magician, no matter the specifics of his or her special interest.
— Jamy Ian Swiss, Genii
Unreservedly, enthusiastically, and insistently recommended. This new edition is beautiful in appearance and weighty in content.
— Michael Claxton, Linking Ring
This is perhaps the best general introduction to the history of magic ever written...wonderful in its layout, illustration, and general attention to detail. I'm proud to be around at a time when at least one magic book publisher has done something truly meaningful for magic.
— Richard Robinson, allmagic.com
.for those seriously interested in magic history, and as a prime example of what dedicated and enthusiastic research can achieve.this is a book worth investing in.
— Anthony Owens, The Magic Circular