The Davenport Story Vol. 4: Will Goldston- The Man and the Legend
Roy, Fergus
Goldston was the author of some of the greatest works on magic particularly his famous Locked Book series. As well as performing for Queen Victoria he socialized with nobility and magic's elite. The volume includes 414 superbly illustrated descriptions of tricks from his rare 1916 "Magical Scraps," probably the greatest collection in existence.
There is also a chapter on his close friend, the brilliant illusionist Horace Goldin, which includes revelations on the origins of his Sawing a Woman in Half Illusion and his inner thoughts as to how he devised illusions taken from some 800 personal letters between him and his friend Goldston. Also included is a selection of some of his illusion patents. Large format, hard cover, colour dust cover, 463 pages with over 800 graphic illustrations. Publication date 4th. January, 2012.