Margaret Steele
Magician - Magic Historian - Author
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 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
