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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

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"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

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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

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OUT OF PRINT. SECOND EDITION COMING SOON!

(I have a few boxes of books for lectures and private orders. Contact me for more info.)

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
Hardcover, Full-Color in Linen Slipcase
Limited to 125 copies, signed & numbered. $200
(Only a few copies left. Contact me for more info)


PAPERBACK EDITION
Black & White. $30

(Only a few copies left. Contact me for more info)

A must-own for fans of magic, Steele's book is a fun peek into the history of magic's golden age - Kirkus Reviews

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