New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1992. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($35.00). Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Hardcover. 8.25" wide by 10.25" tall. Beautifully illustrated with photographs throughout, most in full-color. Index. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and complete number row (123456789 10) on the copyright page. A history of their rags-to-riches careers, including troubled childhoods in war-torn Germany; the evolution of their act; performances in second-rate European nightclubs; their big break entertaining Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco; becoming the toast of Paris at the legendary Lido; their 1967 arrival in Las Vegas that has culminated in ever-more spectacular, heart-stopping, twice-daily theatrical presentations at the Mirage. Covers their magic and illusions, use of technology, the famous white tigers, the triumphant tours of Japan and New York, etc. Bound in the original red boards with dark red cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. Includes dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. (xvi), 320pp . Seller Inventory # 005384

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Title: Siegfried and Roy : Mastering the Impossible

Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket

Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.

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The rags-to-riches story of the highest paid performers in live entertainment tells how Siegfried and Roy climbed from their troubled childhoods in wartime Germany to the heights of show business with their amazing Las Vegas magic show

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