Sydney Wrangel Clarke (1864 - 1940) was a British lawyer and magic historian.Coleman, Earle Jerome. (1987). Magic: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Press. p. 165. Inge, Thomas M; Hall, Dennis. (2002). The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture, Volume 3. Greenwood Press. p. 1036.
He is most well known for his book The Annals of Conjuring. It was originally published in the Magic Wand magazine (1924–1928). Four book copies were printed in 1929, making original copies excessively rare.Heyl, Edgar G. (1964). Cues for Collectors. Ireland Magic Company. p. 57 It was reprinted in 1983 and 2001."Annals of Conjuring". Quality Magic Books.
He was the chairman of the council for The Magic Circle, a position he held until 1935.Dawes, Edwin. (2005). Circle Without End the Magic Circle 1905 - 2005. Jeremy Mills Publishing. p. 1954.
Publications
The Bibliography of Conjuring and Kindred Deceptions (1920) The Annals of Conjuring (1929, 1983, 2001)
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