A small book at 6” x 4”Processing and shipping within the continental U.S $30 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping. Fair condition. Has an old cloth protector over the cover. The description of,Chapter I reads,”Extent and interest of the subject, science employed by ancient governments to deceive and enslave their subjects, influence of the supernatural upon ignorant minds, means employed by the ancient magicians to establish their authority, derived from knowledge of the phenomena of nature, from the influence of narcotic drugs upon the victims of their delusion”Has occasional illustrations portraying the different types of deceptive magic