Dai Vernon Magic : Magician's Tricks : Conjuring : Lewis Ganson : c1959

Dai Vernon Magic

By Lewis Ganson

London: Harry Stanley, undated, circa 1959. Tall 8vo, leather-cloth binding with title to spine. Illustrated with photographs, 239 pages.

CONDITION
A very good copy throughout. Binding good. Pages clean. No names or writing to the book. Very good.

David Frederick Wingfield Verner (June 11, 1894 – August 21, 1992), better known by his stage names Dai Vernon (pronounced alternatively as "DIE" or as "DAY" as in David) or The Professor, was a Canadian magician.

Vernon's sleight of hand technique and knowledge, particularly with card tricks and close-up magic, garnered him respect among fellow magicians, and he was a mentor to them.

From 1963, he worked at and lived out his last decades at the Magic Castle, an exclusive specialty nightclub in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Vernon retired officially from performing in 1990 at the age of 96.

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