Das Wunderbuch der Zauberkunst 1929

According to Magician Video Library, the author
“Born Ottokar Fischer Marteau, he started magic in Vienna at the age of 10. Gave his first puiblic performance at age 18. Starting in 1898 he appeared regularly at the Kratky Baschik theatre in Vienna, a magic theatre with nearly 1000 seats. For 12 years he performed daily with a two and a half-hour show of magic. After the First World War he no longer performed publicly and dedicated his life to the history of magic, in particular to the life of Austrian and European magicians. He wrote The Miracle Book of Magic (1929) and J. N. Hofzinser’s Card Conjuring – Kartenkünste (1910), and Illustrated Magic – Zauberkünste (1942).”

The Miracle Book of Magic, published in 1929 was printed in the German language and was later translated into English called Illustrated Magic in 1942, two years after his death.
Language: Germany