x, 344pp, black and white in-text illustrations and photographs throughout. Blue cloth-covered boards; silver titles on spine; blue endpapers. 4to. Sun-faded bottom edges, rubbed spine ends. Text block edges just starting to tan. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected with Brodart-style sleeve, has light shelf wear and chipping to edges, mirrors book damage.
Magician Ricky Jay relates bizarre histories of eccentric entertainers, from mind readers and daredevils to animal handlers and stone eaters.
