By Edward Claflin In Collaboration with Jeff Sheridan, Street Magician.  Published by A Dolphin Books Original.  1977, 1st Edition, soft bound, 156 pages with Index, illustrated with 133 photographs, paintings, etchings and engravings.  Back cover: Street Magic is a romantic history of the world's most elusive conjurers-the itinerant magicians who, from ancient times to the present, have made the world their stage.  Here are the tales of the Tribal Shamans of North America, of Hindu Fakirs and Oriental Illusionists, medieval mountebanks, European Street Juggles, Fairgound Hucksters, Charlatans, Mediums and Mystics.  Also included are lively accounts of some of the legendary stage magicians who performed street magic as well (Robert-Houdin, Comte, Herrmann and Houdini).

Contents:

Tribal Ways and Ancient Traces

Mysteries of the Fakirs

Hindu Tricks and Wonders

Oriental Fantasies

Jugglers, Mountebanks and Necromancers

Wandering Magicians and Their Arts

Conjuring at the Fair

Stage Illusions and Street Diversions

The Age of Houdini

Street Magic and Kindred Spirits

Street Magic Today

Vanish

Selected Annotated Bibliography

Index

Condition Private Collection Identifier Label, foxing top page edges, otherwise very fine.