My Magic Life

David Devant is not only a legend in magic but was a master performer. In this book, David shares his insight on the art of magic, as well as some of his personal experiences along the way. My Magical Life is part magic theory, and part biographical. 

• Introduction (J.B. Priestey)
• Pictures of my Early Life
• My Introduction to Magic
• The Hot Pudding and The Vanishing Lady
• Mixing Magic with Midgets
• My Attack on London
• I Appear with Maskelyne
• The First Animated Pictures
• Magical Sketches
• A Feast of Magic
• Magic and the Public
• Secrets of Magic
• More Secrets Revealed
• The Indian Rope Trick
• "The Man Who Makes Money"
• Magic and Spiritualism
• Magic in the Past
• Conjuring on the Continent
• Past Masters of Their Craft
• Magic in the Nineteenth Century
• Magicians Abroad
• The Magic of the East
• Magic To-Day and To-Morrow
• A Magician's Curtain

"Nothing must be left to chance in a magical performance. Everything conducive to enhancing the mystery of the illusions must be arranged with painstaking care and thought." David Devant

Note— These copies of the book have been in the warehouse for a while. Copies may show wear/signs of age.