Book Will Dexter FEATURE MAGIC FOR MENTALIST

A 1st edition copy of a book published by Supreme Magic Company, U.K. In red cloth with dust jacket, illustrated with line drawings, and containing 151 pages. Book is in Fine condition while the dust jacket has a few corner tears.

From the Foreword:

I wish I could say that everything in this book was original, like some magical authors claim of their work. But I can t. And
so where possible, I have tried to give due credit to the originators whose inventive work I have built upon. I hope they will approve of my adaptations and extensions. But in so many cases, originators have been untraceable, and so cannot be thanked. Indeed, I believe that many of the principles and methods most of us use could never be traced back to their originators.

But for all that, some of the work herein is of my own creation, and is published here for the first time. Whether the tricks in this book are original or not I know that they are every one thoroughly practicable, because I have used them in my own programmes over the years. What is more, I have triec* not to perform them in front of magicians, and to keep them exclusive to myself. Now that my interest in magic is more academic than practical, I am parting with them (albeit a bit reluctantly) and sending them out into the great big world on their own for the first time. Take care of them when they come your way, please.

I have not included the original patter for all of them, though some of them come attired in seemly verbiage for your approval
and for the possible delight of your audiences. It is pretty certain that you wil! prefer to dress them afresh with your own patter, and that is as it should be. The patter must suit not only the trick, but also the individual performer, and you and I are quite different individuals.

If you feel that some of the methods are more fully described than is usual in books for conjurers, that will be because I have
tried very hard to write up every aspect of each trick, and to anticipate any difficulties you might find in understanding them
Two of the more complex mathematical feats, you will find, have " data sheets " following them, for quick and easy reference in practice.

Thank you for reading so far. But carry on and read further there's better stuff in the pages that follow.

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Will Dexter
Born William Thomas Pritchard
September 13, 1906
St. Annes-on-Sea, England
Died November 05, 1985 (age 79)
St. Annes-on-Sea, England

Will Dexter (1906 - 1985) was a close-up worker, mentalist and writer.

Biography
Born William Thomas Pritchard in England, Dexter was a professional journalist who started in 1928. His duties were interrupted by World War II, in which he was later discharged as a Captain in 1945. He served as an editor for number of newspapers, and later as Editor and Publisher with Public Relations Industrial, London until his retirement in 1969.

In retirement, he became a Daily Telegraph crossword compiler.

He ghosted several books for Robert Harbin.

Dexter was a member of the Magic Circle, the British Ring, East Kent Magical Society, Nottingham Guild of Magicians and an Honorary Life Member of the Blackpool Magicians' Club.[1][2]

Books
Challenge Memory Test (1953)
Identity Parade (1954)
Famous Magic Secrets (1955)
The Riddle of Chung Ling Soo (1955)
101 Magic Secrets (1955)
Sealed Vision (1956)
This is Magic (1956)
Everybody's Book of Magic (1956)
Feature Magic for Mentalists (1975)
Original Routines for a Forcing Pad (1975)
A Little Magic Among Friends (1981)
The Uncanny Power (1981)
The Tarot Reader (1981)
The Astro Reader (1981)
How to be a Wizard (1957)

References
Genii Magazine, Vol. 49, N0. 7, January 1986, Will Dexter, by Eddie Dawes, page 471
Obit Magicol No. 78 (February 1986)
The Magic Circular, Vol. 79, No. 861, December 1985, WILL DEXTER, by Eddie Dawes, page 494
The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 3, March 1986, Broken Wand, WILL DEXTER, page 111
The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1105, August 2008, A rich cabinet of magical curiosities, by Edwin A. Dawes - 358. Will Dexter: The Busy Nineteen-Fifties and Sixties, page 236
The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1106, September 2008, A rich cabinet of magical curiosities, by Edwin A. Dawes - 359. Will Dexter: The Final Years and Return to St Anne's, page 276