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Magic, by Ricky Jay - review

3 August 2013

9:00 AM

3 August 2013

9:00 AM

Magic Ricky Jay, Mike Caveny and Jim Steinmeyer

Taschen, pp.527, £44.99

People, they say, want different things from a book over the summer than they do the rest of the year. If, by chance, you are looking for a book that will both give you a hernia and teach you how to make a bridge disappear, this could be just the thing for you.

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