The spectacle of illusion : magic, the paranormal & the complicity of the mind / Matthew L. Tompkins.

London : Thames and Hudson, 2019.

224 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

This book is published in partnership with Wellcome Collection on the occassion of the exhibition 'Smoke and Mirrors: The psychology of magic', curated by A.R. Hopwood & Honor Beddard, held at Wellcome Collection, London, from April 11 to 15 September 2019.

Contains bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index.

Introducing the illusion -- The master magicians -- The parapsychological investigations -- Coda.