Al Baker's Pet Secrets

Baker, Al and Clayton Rawson

Published by Carl W. Jones, Minneapolis, 1951

About this Item

8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 111. Scarce. In very good condition; cloth binding with gilt title and illustration on cover. Light shelf-wear to the cover, with faint scuffs and marks; spine has faded slightly. Minor rubbing at top and bottom of spine with corners lightly bumped. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked, though note that there is a very small mark at the bottom of page 41 and a small stain on page 88, in the centre of the page though the text is not obscured; it faintly seeps through to the diagram on page 87. Pen number written on front end-paper. Otherwise in excellent condition. Contains various b/w diagrams. Text and illustrations by Clayton Rawson, with a foreword by Dai Vernon and an introduction by Jean Hugard. Al Baker was a professional magician; an inventor of many tricks that he marketed including his Dictionary Test, Al Baker Slates and his version of the Rice bowls. Many of his silk magic effects were included in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic. Al Baker opened a magic shop with Martin Sunshine in Times Square. He also regularly contributed to The Sphinx and other magic magazines. Seller Inventory # 036589

Bibliographic Details

Title: Al Baker's Pet Secrets

Publisher: Carl W. Jones, Minneapolis

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good