122 pages, 8 1/2" X 11",spiral bound, 1954 & 2005

Quoting the jacket cover:

Ventriloquism for Fun and Profit is an updated edition of Paul Winchell's best selling book, originally published in 1954. In the book, Winchell, America's Premier Ventriloquist, teaches the many techniques of the Art of Ventriloquism.

Drawing from over sixty years of experience, Winchell covers everything needed to know to become a ventriloquist - from the basics of being able to perform an act - with fully explained sections on the History of Ventriloquism; Creating the dummy voice; lip control; How to make your own dummy; manipulation & creating a character; costuming; throwing your voice; and inclding some of his own famous routines.

Quoting the forward written by David Copperfield:

You're about to read the greatest work on the art and craft of ventriloquism ever written, by the greatest ventriloquist ever.