Margaret Steele
Magician - Magic Historian - Author
Welcome to my performer website!
To learn more about my book THE GREAT BOOMSKY and the upcoming release of
ADELAIDE HERRMANN, QUEEN OF MAGIC, please visit my author website!
THE GREAT BOOMSKY:
The Many Lives of Magic's First Black Superstar
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By Margaret B Steele
Floating Lady Publishing
Release Date: May 25, 2024
"Margaret Steele has restored an important lost chapter from the Golden Age of Magic in a thoroughly researched, entertaining tale that reads like an adventure novel--rare magic indeed." - David Copperfield
Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic
Memoirs, Published Writings & Collected Ephemera
Edited by Margaret B Steele
Published by Bramble Books
Currently out of print - Second Edition coming soon from Floating Lady Publishing
*** OUT OF PRINT ***
SECOND EDITION COMING IN EARLY 2026!
This first-ever book on Madame Adelaide Herrmann includes her long-lost memoir, which finally surfaced in 2010, seventy-eight years after her death. It includes 145 rare photos & images from some of the finest magic ephemera collections in the world. Introduction and chapter notes by Margaret Steele. With a Foreword by James Hamilton. 337 pages.
It’s a fun story improved by Steele’s peppering the text with photographs to illustrate Herrmann’s text, giving the book the feeling of a well-loved scrapbook. - Kirkus Reviews
COLLECTOR'S FIRST EDITION - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Hardcover, Full-Color in Linen Slipcase
Limited to 125 copies, signed & numbered. $200
(Contact me for more info)
PAPERBACK EDITION - SOLD OUT
Black & White. $30
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A must-own for fans of magic, Steele's book is a fun peek into the history of magic's golden age - Kirkus Reviews
