Harbin, Robert: How to Be a Wizard ©1957 Oldbourne Press, London Hardcover w/dj, 6.5x10", 175 pages also in perfect-bound softcover How to be a Wizard in Magic ©1958 Charles T. Brandford Co. Hardcover, w/dj, 175 pages How to be a Conjurer ©1968 Oldbourne Press Sphere Books Ltd, London Softcover, perfect-bound, 175 pages

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Comments: I'm pretty sure these are all the same book. A well done entry-level book of magic, with lots of projects to build and thorough explanations.

Contents (from book ToC):

7 Introduction
13 The Magician’s Table
19 The Magic Hat
25 The Wizard’s Box
29 The Sorcerer’s Tube: apparatus to vanish silks, and more
32 The Egg And Handkerchief Mystery
37 A Peep Into Space
41 Cut And Restored
46 The Human Puzzle: rope puzzle using a spectator
49 The Slave Escapes
54 Another Escape
57 The World’s Fastest Escape
61 A Famous Card Trick
66 Tuboff
70 The Obedient Matchbox
73 The Chameleon Tube
78 Find The Bull’s-Eye
87 The Handkerchief And Matches: matches and a handkerchief transpose in match boxes
93 The Amazing Penetration
96 Z-Ray: objects appear to vanish in a box
103 The Baffled Wizard
108 Force Of Gravity? Pooh!: boxes of matches defy gravity
114 The Mind-Reader
118 The Prediction
120 The Spirits Are Here!
122 The Atom Gun: effect themed on a toy ray gun
127 The Vanishing Tumblers
131 Paper Tearing
135 Sugar And Spice
139 Bang!'—Come Bang!—Go!
143 The See-Through Box
147 Good Night!
151 The End!
155 How To Be In Two Places At The Same Time
159 The Vanishing Lady
164 Final Hints
171 Index