Will Goldston was a prolific writer and publisher of guides, biographies, histories and manuals of magic. Like many, his interest in magic began as a child and he had a short-lived stage career performing a black art act under the name Carl Devo. He founded his own society, the Magicians’ Club of London in 1911 after leaving the Magic Circle with Harry Houdini as the first president, and Harry Price serving as its librarian and later vice-president. Goldston wrote and published many books revealing magicians’ secrets. This book, largely compiled from material in magazines, reveals the mechanics behind illusions acts. The cover depicts various versions of making a lady disappear.