A basic magic book issued by Dante's Institute of Magic in California. One edition was from 1927 and a second was issued in 1941. This is the cover of his later magic book. Harry August Jansen (October 3, 1883 - June 15, 1955) was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and settled in the United States. He traveled the world as a professional magician under the name Dante the Magician and also the Great Jansen.