Keys To Magic’s Inner World by John Booth

Description

This book is a window into the history of magic collecting in the United States. You will learn about the earliest collectors and collections as they evolved and morphed into the present industry.

It takes you into a glamorous inner world of magic that has developed within the outer realm of performers and illusions. It has its own conventions, dealers, literature, and magazines. It is for the starting collector, young or old, of playing cards, autographs, business cards, photos etc., and those adventuring deeply into apparatus, books, posters, and ephemera.

You visit the magic museums and private collections of leaders in this fascinating fellowship across America. Many collections occupy only two or three shelves, a few scrapbooks or a drawer in the owner’s home, while others engulf homes, warehouses, and private museums.

Being a collector is mostly the pleasure of hunting and victory! Collectibles have soared in value. This book offers guidance in choices you can’t afford to miss.

The book also includes many new photographs of collections and collectors that have come into existence or expanded in the last quarter of the century.

First Softcover Edition. Written by Dr. John Booth, with additional writing by Meir Yedid. Published by Meir Yedid Magic in 2025. Two hundred and two (202) pages, with many photographs, book size: 6”x 9”, softcovers, saddle-stitched.