The material for thle volume hae been gathered from many sources and we want to thank Che dealers and orlglnacors whose Items appear in this book. All effects and manuscripts remain the property of the contributors, originators and dealers who reserve all commercial rights to their lcems. We have made no attempt to run down credits other than those which accompanied the original manuscripts. Special thanks must go to Louis Tannen, Inc., Nelson Enterprises, Regw's House of Enchantment and Magictrix House of Magic for their contributions to this volume.There Is still a wealth of material left and we have received promises of contributions from Mentalists and Dealers for yet another volume of the ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF KENTALISM. We will be happy to publish a third volume If we feel that there is a demand for it — time will tell. But In the neantime, we feel that this-volume will fill the present-day needs of Mentalists for a while.We hope that you will find the contents of this book informative and Instructive, and that you will be as enthusiastic about it as we are.THE PUBLISHERS