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Jarrett, Guy. Jarrett Magic and Stage Craft Technical. [New York]: Author, 1936. First edition. Blue cloth stamped in black. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. Minor wear to page edges, hinges strengthened, spine rubbed, else very good. Inscribed and signed to Chicago magician W.R. “Russ” Walsh, “I don’t see how you are going to get 5 bux worth out of this, you’ve been gipd. Guy Jarrett." Jarrett produced approximately 500 copies of his magnum opus on a table-top hand press, writing the text as he set the type (he only owned enough letterforms to compose one page at a time). Then Jarrett collated, bound, advertised, and sold the books himself. Despite its sometimes-coarse language, the book remains a testament to Jarrett’s true genius; he was an original thinker, and many of his revolutionary ideas remain in use in the modern era.