Crew, Robert & Colette Muir: Ripley's Believe it or Not! Magic and Magicians ©1982 Ripley Books, NY Hardcover, no dj, 9.75x12", 62 pages

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Contents (from book ToC):

9 The Dawn of Magic
10 Ancient Magic and Magicians
12 Spells and Incantations
14 Merlin
16 Wizards
18 Alchemy
20 Superstitions
22 Pyramid Power
26 Cats and Witchcraft
28 Witches
32 Black Magic and the Devil
34 Stage Magicians
38 The Magic of Numbers
40 Magic Charms
42 Alexander Herrmann, the Great Showman
44 Levitation and Fakirs
46 Houdini, the Great Escape Artist
52 Rope Tricks
54 Doug Henning, the Wizard of Winnipeg
60 Closing Act
61 Index