Cahier de notes sur la mémoire au music-hall. Mnémotechnie et trucages, rédigé par Marcel Vassal, alias Sarrazin, et préfacé par Harry Bertall

First edition (a reprint was issued in 1963) of one of the two major works by Marcel Sarrazin, known as Vassal, now considered one of the leading French-speaking 'mentalists'—a modern term borrowed from English (cf. Fechner, p. 554). Only 2 copies listed in the CCF (BnF and Sainte-Geneviève).

Small stains to the lower right corner of the title page, otherwise a well-preserved copy.

Contemporary half tawny sheep binding, spine with four raised bands and gilt fleurons, minor rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original front wrapper preserved, sprinkled edges, very slight rubbing to corners.

Illustrated with in-text figures after drawings by the author, 2 plates out of text (including a chart of 20 lamps, and a newspaper clipping).

Copy belonging to the illusionist Hervel (Benoît-Joseph Phillis, 1913–1992), with his inkstamp on the title page.