{"product_id":"les-magiciennes","title":"Les Magiciennes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLes Magiciennes — History of women in magic:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eDear friends, dear friends of magical art, we are happy to present to you a new work, \u003cem\u003eTHE MAGICIANS: Prestidigitation in the Feminine – Art \u0026 History\u003c\/em\u003e, a work that establishes a timeline of women practicing simulated magic from ancient times to the present day, across 2,500 years of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1896, Georges Méliès filmed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-6e90eefb-fd86-452b-9f05-6a750b2571b3-19=\"true\"\u003eSwindling of a lady at the Robert-Houdin Theater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e : the woman disappeared there by the will of a man. This book proposes the opposite operation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-6e90eefb-fd86-452b-9f05-6a750b2571b3-22=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, a publication retraces the history of women in conjuring, from Antiquity to the present day. From the priestesses of ancient Greece to the illusionists of the great contemporary stages – witches, conjurers, clairvoyants, sleepwalkers, telepaths, conjurers, physicists, mediums – more than three hundred and eighty documented female magicians, out of the three thousand eight hundred listed to date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-6e90eefb-fd86-452b-9f05-6a750b2571b3-24=\"true\"\u003e\u003ci data-6e90eefb-fd86-452b-9f05-6a750b2571b3-25=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ci data-6e90eefb-fd86-452b-9f05-6a750b2571b3-25=\"true\"\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e spans twenty-five centuries and the major stages of this art: obscurantism, rehabilitation, golden age, triumph, recognition. A section is entirely devoted to French magicians from 1980 to 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-6e90eefb-fd86-452b-9f05-6a750b2571b3-28=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are pioneers that the industry has little known, or deliberately ignored. Their story had to be written…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eComposed of four chapters, with first of all the historical part written by Philippe Saint-Laurent addressing the “Representation of women in magic, from Antiquity to the 19th century” over 250 pages, through different incarnations of the magician: priestesses, women-monsters, witches, clairvoyants, conjurers, conjurers, physicists, telepaths, magnetizers, hypnotists, spiritist mediums, illusionists...\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWe discover forgotten figures of history and new revelations.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThese ten essays are\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003esupplemented by numerous individual and detailed files. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eChapter II is devoted to\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“The golden age of magic, from the 1880s to the 1930s” where great figures like Adelaide Herrmann, Emma Reno, Mercedes Talma, Vonetta, Ionia are honored…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eChapter III celebrates “The triumph of women, from the 1920s to the 1980s” with media artists like Geri Larsen, Dell O’ Dell, Suzy Wandas, Koringa… but also forgotten ones like Cleopatra, Delia Kamia, Estercita…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eChapter IV marks the consecration of “Magiciennes on the international scene, from 1990 to 2025”, from the starification of Las Vegas artists, to social media influencers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eA fifth and final chapter has been specially designed for this edition, highlighting 34 contemporary French illusionists, over more than 70 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThe summary is completed by a list of FISM laureates, a chronological timeline of the magicians appearing in the work, an individual and general bibliography, an alphabetical index by name, and a list of more than 3,800 magicians identified throughout the world which only needs to be completed over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eWe have put all our heart, passion, energy and expertise into producing this work. Hoping that it lives up to your expectations and that it will delight all lovers of magic, history, performing arts and art books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailed presentation of the work:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE MAGICIANS: Prestidigitation in the Feminine – Art \u0026 History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÉditions Musée de la Magie – Paris – May 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThis richly researched and illustrated 648-page book, including more than 500 fully-colored illustrations, is presented in a bound – sewn with bookmark format 24 cm x 24 cm. Posters, prints, lithographs and photographs complete the detailed accounts of female magicians across different eras and genres of magic. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is this book unique?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThis book stands out in several respects, both editorially and historiographically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unprecedented subject in world magical literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eHe rediscovers 3,700 magicians from the four corners of the globe – Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa – from the 17th century to the present day. No work devoted exclusively to women in the history of prestidigitation exists on this scale in any known bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA leading editorial event\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIt is described as an unprecedented editorial event in the history of magic, with 648 pages to restore their place to the women who bewitched the world and whom history has forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rigorous bibliophile style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThe format is luxury 240×240 mm, hardcover, sewn binding, limited edition. Each copy is numbered and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe institutional legitimacy of the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eSébastien Bazou is a historian and collector recognized in the international community, prolific author on Artefake with more than 1,300 articles for free consultation, including an entire category dedicated to magicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstitutional anchoring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIt is published by Éditions Musée de la Magie, one of the rare publishing houses specializing in the history of conjuring in France, which gives it a scientific and heritage backing that general publications do not have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIn summary: it is both the first work of this magnitude on this subject, a bibliophile collector's item, and a work of serious historical research anchored in a reference institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe history of women in magic:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWomen in magic: a story that we have long preferred to forget...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eWe must first name the discomfort. The history of conjuring, as it has been written, is almost exclusively a story of men. Names, dates, portraits – Robert-Houdin, Houdini, Herrmann – and behind them, behind the scenes or sawed in two on stage, the woman. Assistant. Partner. Decor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eBut it's an incomplete story. And probably false.\u003c\/p\u003e\nLet's go back to the beginning, to the 17th century, when magic was not yet a music hall spectacle but something much more ambiguous. Women who practiced occult arts, who read the stars, who knew plants and their properties, were often closer to what we would call today scientists – or charlatans, depending on your point of view – than to witches. The problem is that the border between natural magic and witchcraft was decided by others. Almost always men, often clerics.\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eResult: thousands of women paid dearly for their knowledge. This context is not a detail. He explains why, when conjuring became a respectable art – a bourgeois profession, almost – in the 19th century, women only entered it with caution, often through the back door.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe first to go on stage do so as partners. This is the rule of the genre: the man operates, the woman suffers the effects. She is sawn, suspended, pierced, disappeared. It’s her we look at, but it’s him we listen to. This asymmetry is so deeply ingrained that few people, at the time, even noticed it.\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eHowever, some women take control in other ways. Talma — real name Mary Ann Ford — worked alongside Servais Le Roy at the end of the 19th century as a virtuoso manipulator. She is not confined to the role of a foil. His hands are as fast as those of any male conjurer of his generation, and the critics of the time recognized this, when they wanted to.\u003c\/p\u003e\nAdelaide Herrmann is worth stopping. Born in 1853 in London, she began her career with her husband Alexander Herrmann, one of the most famous magicians of his time. When he died in 1896, she did not retire. She takes over the show. Alone. For more than twenty years, she toured the United States, she juggled with guns and scarves, she made Tricks that few men would have dared to include in their program. The newspapers call her \"The Queen of Magic\" — a title that is condescending in its wording, but still says something real. She existed. She was performing. She filled the rooms.\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eWhat we must understand is that Adelaide was not an exception because she was exceptional. She was an exception because circumstances allowed it — a dead husband, a career already built, a public accustomed to her name. For the others, those who wanted to start from scratch, the obstacles were much more serious.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe 20th century did not improve much, at least initially. Women remain a minority in large federations, rare in circles of circles, absent from technical treaties. Dell O’Dell, in the 1940s and 1950s, managed to build a solo career in the United States — she did television, she toured, she wrote. But she is presented as a curiosity as much as an artist.\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThere is something exhausting, when you read the archives of this period, to see the same mechanism repeated: the female magician must always prove something more. That her technique is true, that her career is legitimate, that she is not there by accident or marital favoritism. It’s not that there wasn’t talent — there clearly was. Talent alone was not enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\nSomething was changing in the 1970s and 1980s, slowly. Dorothy Dietrich, in the United States, attacks the great illusions of escape - the handcuffs, the camisoles, the acts that Houdini had made legendary. She does them. Correctly. Without giving her the credit she deserves, moreover, but that's another story.\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIn France, the situation is comparable. A few names are circulating, a few careers are emerging despite everything, but magic remains an environment where women must negotiate their place in a way that men never have to consider.\u003c\/p\u003e\nWhat the long history of women in conjuring reveals is less an organized conspiracy than a series of ordinary mechanisms: access to training, the gaze of peers, the construction of historical stories, the choice of what we keep and what we drop in the archives. The 3,871 magicians recorded to date in specialized collections are not ghosts. These are professionals whose work has been documented, sometimes photographed, sometimes criticized in the press – and who have disappeared from official stories because no one saw fit to keep them there.\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThis, perhaps, is the real illusion: not what the magician hides up his sleeve, but what history chooses not to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimeline of magicians:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"has-fixed-layout\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEra\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eName\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCountry\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDomain\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXVII\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e s.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFairwomen and fortune tellers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEurope\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDivinatory arts, traveling shows\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1851\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAnna Eva Fay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMentalism, spiritualist phenomena\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1853\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdelaide Herrmann\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreat illusions, troop leadership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1875\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOkita\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandling, European tours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1882\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTalma (Mary Ann Ford)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBelgium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandling of coins and cards\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1885\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAnnie Abbott\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMagnetic force, physical phenomena\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1896\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdelaide Herrmann (solo)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst woman to lead a large troupe alone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1902\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDell O’Dell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComic magic, pioneer of television\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1945\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDell O’Dell on TV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst female magician of the American small screen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1970\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDorothy Dietrich\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEscapes, female Houdini numbers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1980\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJuliana Chen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChina \/ International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandling, global competitions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMelinda Saxe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrand illusions, Las Vegas scenes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrance \/ International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInternational scene, contemporary illusions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAngela Funovits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAustria\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandling, FISM Grand Prix\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/em\u003e — Sébastien Bazou\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3,800 names rediscovered, Ed. Magic Museum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eSources: Éditions Musée de la Magie · \u003cem\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/em\u003e, Sébastien Bazou (2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat magicians cited in the work:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical figures (17th–19th century)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMlle Regnault — first documented conjurer, Pont-Neuf, Paris, c. 1697\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe “young Louvre” by Palatini — c. 1776, European tours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnna Eva Fay (1851–1927) — mentalist, United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdelaide Herrmann (1853–1932) — grand illusions, solo troupe director\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercedes Talma \/ Mary Ann Ford (1868–1944) — handling, “Queen of Coins”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadame Emma Reno (1867–1927) — United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnie Abbott — magnetic force, United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLulu Hurst — physical phenomena\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvatima Tardo — American vaudeville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIonia — star illusionist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBénita Anguinet — first magician cited in specialized French literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20th century:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDell O’Dell (1897–1962) — comic magician, American TV pioneer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadame DeLinsky — great illusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorothy Dietrich — escapes, female bullet wrestling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFay Presto (Letitia Winter, born 1947) — close-up, first woman at the Inner Magic Circle in London (1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGay Blackstone (born 1952) — producer, \u003cem\u003eMasters of Illusion\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuliana Chen — manipulation, international competitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequently asked questions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is “The Magicians”?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/em\u003e is a reference work signed by the historian and collector Sébastien Bazou, published in 2026 by Éditions Musée de la Magie. In 648 pages, it traces the little-known history of women in conjuring, from the 17th\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century to the present day, through \u003cstrong\u003e3,700 names rediscovered\u003c\/strong\u003e on four continents. It is the first work of this magnitude devoted exclusively to women in magical art. Who is the author?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is the author?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eSébastien Bazou is a historian of magic, collector and founder of\u003cstrong\u003eArtefake\u003c\/strong\u003e, the main French platform for research and archives on the history of conjuring. Her work focuses on the golden age of magic, mentalism, and the place of women in this art. \u003cem\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/em\u003e is the culmination of several years of research in public archives and private collections around the world. Why is this book unique?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is this book unique?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eNo work has until now documented women in conjuring on this scale or with this documentary rigor. The world's magical bibliography, although abundant, has long ignored or marginalized their contributions. \u003cem\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/em\u003e fills this gap by relying on rare documents — period photographs, posters, programs, correspondence — from public and private collections. This is not an activist essay, but a work of a historian. What is the period covered by the work?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the period covered by the work?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThe work covers a period from \u003cstrong\u003eXVII\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century to the present\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the first conjurers documented in European public squares to contemporary magicians on the international scene. Geographic coverage is worldwide: Europe, Americas, Asia and Africa. Who will find this book in their library?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho will find this book in their library?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThe book is aimed at several audiences: \u003cstrong\u003ecollectors and bibliophiles\u003c\/strong\u003e in search of a limited and documented edition, the \u003cstrong\u003ehistorians and researchers\u003c\/strong\u003e specialized in performing arts or gender studies, \u003cstrong\u003eprofessionals and conjuring enthusiasts\u003c\/strong\u003e keen to know the history of their art, and any reader curious about a little-known story, told through exceptional visual documents. How many copies are available?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many copies are available?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThe edition is \u003cstrong\u003elimited edition\u003c\/strong\u003e. Once the edition is out of print, no reprinting is planned in this form. Orders placed before 1\u003csup\u003eer\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2026 benefit from the introductory rate. 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