13 Steps to Mentalism (first U.S. hardover edition; first printing)

Corinda, Tony

Published by Louis Tannen, New York City, 1968

About this Item

Louis Tannen. New York City. 1968. 424 pages. First US hardcover edition; first printing. Green cloth with gold titles; Tannen rabbit in hat insignia with magic wand stamped at base of cloth spine. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Four sharp corners. Pages lay tight and undisturbed in seemingly unread condition. Scant faint foxing along bottom page edges; barely. Faint foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's name on corner of FFEP. Long considered the quintessential guide book for mentalists; it remains so today. Within 13 chapters Corinda details the workings of nearly every useful strategy and device to aid the mentalist. Some of these include Nail writers, predictions, card tricks, blindfold tricks, muscle reading, billets, publicity stunts, patter and presentation, etc. The volume goes on to describe various techniques used by mentalists to achieve what appear to be psychic phenomena such as telepathy, precognition, extra-sensory perception, telekinesis and the ability to communicate with the dead as a medium. Mentalists such as Derren Brown, Larry Becker, Lee Earle, Richard Osterlind and Banachek have incorporated Corinda's Thirteen Steps to Mentalism into their own work. First US hardcover edition; first printing. Rare. Seller Inventory # 002248

Bibliographic Details

Title: 13 Steps to Mentalism (first U.S. hardover ...

Publisher: Louis Tannen, New York City

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition