Conjuror, Collector, and IconoclastMaster historian and author Edwin A Dawes takes you through the life of Stanley Collins, brilliant collector and British magician during the first half of the 20th century.
Collins was unique - his tremendous conjuring skills were allied to high intelligence, musical talent and rapier-like wit. In his elegant style he made important and long-lasting contributions to the literature of conjuring and provided interesting, amusing and frequently hostile views concerning figures and institutions of the magical establishment. He knew many of the greats of this period and his views of them make fascinating reading. His conjuring of cards was ahead of his time and his "The Collins Aces" routine is still being performed by today's top card men.
Each volume contains two never before published books by Collins: Wizardry on a Winter Evening (17 pages) and his final opus Gems of Personal Prestidigitation (78 pages) which contains his ultimate version of "The Collins Aces".
Also included with each copy is a CD-Rom with a 1922 Pathe Pictorial film of Collins performing flourishes.
Hardbound with dust jacket. 325 pages.
