SHIELDS, CYRIL. — Broadcast Conjuring Tricks.

London: C.Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1930. 1st edition. Chapters: I.Tricks Requiring no Apparatus; II.Tricks Requiring only Apparatus Which will Always be Obtainable; III.Tricks Requiring Apparatus Which can Always be Carried in the Pocket; IV.Tricks Requiring Apparatus; V.Simple Jokes and Catches. Thought-Reading Tricks; VI.Miscellaneous Tricks. Plus Magic in Monkey Land (Tricks tried out on chimps and baboons at the Zoo with photos illustrations. 18.5cms x 12.5cms x 1.5cms. Pp.110, occasional figure illustrations, 7 black & white photos of the author trying out tricks on chimps and baboons, ads for books on conjuring to endpapers. Illustrated stiff cardboard cover, slightly cocked, wear with tears and loss to base of spine. Scarce. Good.