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Exclusive Magical Secrets was the first of the "locked books" by Will Goldston published in 1912. Each book came with a padlock and key with a clasp built into the book to keep the book, in a cheap red leather binding, closed. Thus, you were not able to walk in a magic shop (Goldston’s, mainly) and browse the book.

Only 1,000 copies were printed, each with the name of the subscriber gold-stamped on the cover. The subscriber also had to sign an agreement in order not to disclose the secrets therein.

Its been told that some of the original subscribers, when passed away, asked to be buried with their copy of the book, to prevent it from falling in the wrong hands.

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