Comments: Illustrations by Colin Fleming. “Stories and Observations on the Life of Dai Vernon and the Magic Castle”

Contents:

xi Introduction

1 Chapter One: Introducing The Professor

31 Chapter Two: The Grandfather Stories

51 Chapter Three: Vernon And Company

113 Chapter Four: Commentary

127 Chapter Five: Observations

153 Chapter Six: The Professor Himself

183 Chapter Seven: Stories And Observations By His Friends

251 Chapter Eight: The Raconteur

271 Chapter Nine: The Urban Legends

297 Epilogue

299 Appendix A: Setting The Stage

303 Appendix B: Dai Vernon Decade By Decade

319 Appendix C: Vernon’s World

337 Appendix D: Magicians Of The Magic Castle (C. 1970-1980)

355 Index Of Names