Magic

The editor :
Noel Daniel is agraduate of Princeton University and a former Fulbright Scholar to Berlin. Her TASCHEN publications include TATTOO 1730s-1950s, Kay Niclsen's A Thousand and One Nights and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Wintertime Tales, The Magic Book, and The Circus.

The contributors :
Mike Caveney is a writer, publisher, collector, and professional magician who has published more than 50 books on the theory, practice, and history of magic. He has written a number of biographies, including Kellar's Wonders (2003) with Bill Miesel and Carter the Great (1993). An avid collector and performer for over four decades, he has appeared onstage or on TV in more than 20 countries.

Ricky Jay is considered one of the world's great sleight-of-hand artists. He is also distinguished as an actor, historian, and best- selling author. His Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women and Jay's Journal of Anomalies were both named New York Times « Notable Books of the Year, » and he defined the ternis of his art for The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre and the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Jim Steinmeyer is the author of many books on magic history and practice, including the Los Angeles Times bestsellers Hiding the Elephant (2004) and The Glorious Deception (2006). He has created deceptions featured by leading magicians such as Doug Henning, David Copperfield, and Siegfried and Roy, and critically acclaimed illusions for the Broadway hits Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, and Into the Woods.