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Guide to the British Manuals and Guides to Magic Tricks, Conjuring, Illusions, and Prestidigination, 1915-1964
PA Mss 66
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Title: British manuals and guides to magic tricks, conjuring, illusions, and prestidigination, 1915-1964
Dates: 1915- 1964
Bulk Dates: 1940- 1949
Collection number: PA Mss 66
Collection Size:
2.5 linear feet
5 boxes
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: Early 20th century British pamphlets and ephemeral guides of a practical nature to magic tricks, largely published by L. Davenport
& Co.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
None.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
British manuals and guides to magic tricks, conjuring, illusions, and prestidigination, 1915-1964. PA Mss 66, Department of
Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is organized alphabetically by folder title.
Acquired through library purchase, 2007.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
L. Davenport & Co.
Magic tricks
Magicians