My First Fifty Years by Frances Ireland Marshall - Book

Frances Ireland Marshall (1910-2002) was an icon among all kinds of magicians—performers, dealers, creators, writers, etc.—for decades. My First Fifty Years was written to commemorate Frances Marshall's fiftieth anniversary in the magic business. It is a capsule history of magic, tricks, books, and magicians between 1931 and 1981, tracing the path of magic in chronological order. Until you read a book like this, you may not realize where magic has been, what magic was like, and where it is going. The book is full of anecdotes and stories, loaded with "names", light and bright and optimistic-a real fun book that you will enjoy reading. Softcover, stabled book with 64 pages of text and photographs. Cover illustration by Dai Vernon.