How great was Leon? During the teens and twenties, newspaper reviewers all over America dubbed him, "greater than Herrmann, Kellar and Thurston." Revealed here for the first time is Leon's life in magic, from his early days in the carnival to stardom at New York's Palace and the London Palladium. By following his rocky road to success, you will not only learn the secrets of Leon's most famous illusions, Fire and Water and The Death Ray Gun, but also the creative processes that led to their creation. Here is a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of vaudeville compiled from contemporary newspapers, magazines, photographs, letters and interviews. 133 pages beautifully hardbound; 50 previously unpublished photos; tipped-in full color frontispiece; limited to 1000 numbered copies.