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The Conjurors' Book of Stage Illusions is a classic professional illusion manual published by Micky Hades International (Calgary, Canada). This spiral-bound softcover reference guide features:
Bullet The Content: Comprehensive construction plans, performance mechanics, and staging directions for a wide variety of platform and grand stage illusions. The cover collage features classic line illustrations of cabinet illusions, assistant productions, box props, and levitations.
Bullet Publisher Pedigree: Micky Hades (born Mickey Hades) was a prominent Canadian magic publisher, manufacturer, and dealer active from the mid-to-late 20th century, known for distributing authoritative texts, translation manuscripts, and construction folios for working illusionists.
Micky Hades publications are prized by builders, collectors, and platform magicians for their practical, no-nonsense approach to building and staging heavy apparatus. This spiral-bound manual offers historical insight into mid-century illusion design and serves as a wonderful working reference for anyone interested in classic stage magic engineering.