A celebration of a bygone era of magic publishing, Magic Papers is a look behind the curtain intothe magic community and the many rival publishers vying for the attention of magicians. Thehundreds of pieces featured are packed with flamboyant custom lettering, sensational languageand mystifying illustrations.Magic is largely a solitary endeavour, but the channels of its tips and tricks had a little-knownheyday around a hundred years ago. That golden era circulated secrets in printed matter packedwith flamboyant custom lettering, sensational language and mystifying illustrations - largely madeby and for its own community, compiled and consumed by dedicated practitioners and hobbyists.Often unregulated and infrequently archived beyond private collections, these magic paperscollided with cults of personality, unshakable passion, and a thirst for notoriety.The book features a huge assembly of printed material from the collection of Philip David Treece,a magic expert dedicated to preserving a golden era of magic publishing. This collectioncelebrates journals, periodicals, books and other ephemera created for the magic communitybetween 1890 and 1960.