His favorite effect was the Bullet Catching act (but eventually dropped it as being too dangerous) and Plate Spinning
detailing the 1940s-1970s
His paintings were famous and his books in early editions are now scarce
save for light spots of foxing on the top border of the first two blank pages
Very scarce editorial copy
LIVES OF THE CONJURORS - 1st 1876 - BLACK MAGIC, DEMON CONJURORS, PAGAN RITES ANTIQUE & VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES His favorite effect was theTHE LIVES OF THE CONJURORS Book Details + Condition: Tinsley Brothers (London). First Edition, 1876. Scarce. Hardcover. 360 pages with index. Blue cloth boards with black decorations and gilt title to spine. "Lives of the Conjurors" is a history of stage magicians and performers, demon conjurors, wizards, pagan rites, phantoms, devils, apparitions, and much more. Fascinating work describing the use of magic mirrors in the ancient world, black magic,