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BROOKE, Ken (1920 – 83). Scrapbook and Notebook of Magic Secrets. Circa 1940. Lined notebook of cloth-covered boards with Brooke’s business card pasted to the upper and filled with Brooke’s handwritten notes describing magic effects, with very detailed notes on their presentation, including a multi-page description of the Egg Bag as performed by Horace Goldin, and the Dual Control trick that Brooke would later market with great success. Brooke has also recorded the addresses of magic dealers. These complemented by clippings and instruction sheets from magic dealers of the era. related to the contents and other tricks, neatly mounted on the pages. Approximately 80pp, 8vo.