SACHS, Edward "Sleight of Hand" [L. Upcott Gill, n.d./c1890s] Illustrated

SACHS, Edward. Sleight of Hand: A Practical Manual of Legerdemain for Amateurs and Others.

London: L. Upcott Gill, n.d./c1890s. Second edition, enlarged. Illustrated. 8" x 5.5", 408pp + 12pp publishers catalog + 4 ads. Dark green cloth with gilt tilting and pictorial cover, rebacked with new boards/endpapers. Rather foxed internally. Very Good-.

Edward Sachs was a Victorian magician and writer who specialized in making the secrets of stage conjuring accessible to the general public. His Sleight of Hand quickly became a standard manual for amateurs, blending clear explanations with practical illustrations of tricks. The book remains a cornerstone in the history of magic literature, valued both by collectors and by students of performance.