Devious Standards by Jamy Ian Swiss (Signed) - First Edition 2011

This is Dr. Jeffrey Pearson's Private Estate item in Like New Condition. First Edition 2011 This is the original 2011 first edition published by Hermetic Press. The Vanishing Inc. edition of Devious Standards is now out of print.  Jamy Ian Swiss has long been recognized as a force to be dealt with in the world of magic. Intelligent, well-informed, thoughtful, volatile, inspiring, infuriating, articulate, skilled — these are a few of the words used to describe Swiss and his writing. When his first collection of essays on magic, Shattering Illusions, appeared, it received high praise from magicians and trade reviewers alike. This attention broke into public notice with an unprecedented and laudatory review in the Los Angeles Times. Swiss's opinions and evaluations come with the imprimatur of a successful full-time performer who is also a devoted student of the craft and history of conjuring. Among his many credits are appearances on The Today Show, CBS's 48 Hours, PBS's Nova and repeat