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The Death of Laurence ViningAlan Thomas
An obscure masterpiece in the world of locked room mysteries with a meticulously planned-out crime that will delight the discerning detective story fan.
The original inside flap advert reads:
This brilliant first novel contains an original twist of plot that will be a tremendous relief to readers tired of the modern run of detective stories. They had found Laurence Vining, the famous criminologist, dead in the lift at the Hyde Park Tube station, a Malay kris buried in his back. The attendant swore no one had been in the lift with Vining. The skillful elaboration of incident and the... | $4.99 to wish listPDF |
Reel MagicAlbeniceA reel is a tool which enables many surprising effects: Cards will rise, silks will come to life, small items will vanish, and more.
Albenice reveals his famous Serpent Silk, wherein a scarf, twisted rope fashion and tied in a knot visibly unties itself. More than 25 different effects are described, including penetrations, color changes, knot effects, and much more.
Also in the Addenda will be found the complete manuscript of "The Penetrable Silk" by Spalding, which was originally published in The Sphinx in the form of a series of articles. Spalding independently developed a whole series of penetration... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF |
Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions including Trick PhotographyAlbert A. HopkinsA massive collection of information with a huge amount of beautiful illustrations mostly compiled from the pages of Scientific American magazine. The introduction is by Henry Ridgely Evans.
During the 1890s, Scientific American magazine published detailed explanations of magic illusions. The informant for the magazine was no other than William E. Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, who at that time was the stage manager for Harry Kellar. Kellar was upset once he found out that he had a mole in his company who would feed the descriptions of some of his most popular illusions to the magazine, including the rope tie that formed the basis of his Spirit... | $19.50 to wish listPDF |
Beyond the MississippiAlbert Deane RichardsonLife and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and Pacific coast.
Beyond the Mississippi is a travel log of Albert Richardson from a few years before and after the American Civil War. As the title suggests, he traveled west of the Mississippi through states and territories such as Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, Oregon, California, Nevada, etc. He describes nature, people, politics, and commerce. It includes exciting adventures as well as fairly dry facts such as how many bushels of grain a particular area produces. Overall it is quite readable and the... | $9 to wish listPDF |
The Eighth WonderAlbert ForrestThis hard-to-find title contains a wealth of dealer-quality club and stage magic, mentalism, and more for you to perform and enjoy. Here's a book from 1935 that, until now, has been out of print and jealously hoarded by collectors. It's filled with entertaining magic for close-up, club and stage. Clearly explained and well-illustrated, this goldmine of magic contains effects that will entertain as well today, as they did back when this book was originally released.
Divided into chapters, you'll find clever magic themed for Stage and Club, Comedy, Mentalism, and Card Effects. And only in this... | $12 to wish listPDF |
Albert Goshman Lecture NotesAlbert GoshmanThe baker who was forced to sell insurances, then work as photographer, and when that failed due to theft of his equipment he finally tried his luck with a magic lecture tour across the nation and never looked back. He became a close-up magic sensation.
- Some Personal Thoughts On Magic
- Tempo And Timing
- My Own Personal Problems
- My Routine
- To You - My Lecture Audience
- Now For The Tricks:
- Coins Thru The Table
- Winged Silver
- Glass Thru Table
- Impossible Marked Coins Transposition
- The Sun And Moon
- Han Pin Chen
- Meeting At The Summit
- About Albert Goshman
1st edition 1965, 19 pages;... | ★★★★★ $6.95 to wish listPDF |
The Sphinx Volume 3 (Mar 1904 - Feb 1905)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1904 | 1 |
Chicago, Mar. 15, 1904 | 2 |
The Magician of the Month M. Inez | 3 |
The Pro and Con of Spiritualism By F.W. King Chapter IV | 3 |
Magicians Doings | 4 |
- Chicago | 4 |
- New York | 4 |
- Philadelphia | 5 |
- Detroit | 5 |
- St. Louis | 6 |
- Kansas City | 6 |
- Milwaukee | 6 |
- San Francisco | 6 |
- Omaha | 6 |
- Sioux City | 7 |
- Seattle | 7 |
- Los Angeles, Cal. | 7 |
- Cleveland | 7 |
- Auburn, N.Y. | 7 |
- Here and There | 7 |
- English Notes | 8 |
- Australia | 8 |
- Bengal, India | 8 |
Wrecks, Floods and Fires These With Steamboat Disasters Give Leon Herrmann an Exciting Tour | 9 |
The Subject of Talk Geo. H. Stippe | 9 |
Novel Sleights Old... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 4 (Mar 1905 - Feb 1906)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 4 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1905 | 1 |
Kansas City, Mo., Mar.15, 1905 | 2 |
- "Foo Vs. Soo" John N. Hilliard | 2 |
Obituary | 2 |
- Mokana (James Mayer Goldston) | 2 |
- G.A. Cooke | 2 |
- Martin Chapender | 2 |
Biographical Harry Whiteley | 3 |
The Dyeing Handkerchiefs John N. Hilliard | 3 |
New Spirit Writing Trick By Chas. O. Williams | 3 |
Magician's Doings | 4 |
- In The Lyceum Field | 4 |
- In Vaudeville | 4 |
- Magic Shows | 5 |
- Entertainers | 5 |
A Village Fiasco | 5 |
Amateur's Column T.J. Crawford | 5 |
- A Good Table For Amateurs Russell-"The Mystifier." | 5 |
English Notes Henry Whiteley | 6 |
Card Vanish By Barton, The Merry Wizard | 6 |
Handkerchief Production... | | $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 5 (Mar 1906 - Feb 1907)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 5 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1906 | 1 |
Kansas City, Mo., March 15, 1906 | 2 |
Howard Thurston At Grave Of Dante (Oscar Eliason) Picture | 2 |
Biograpical Clifford P. Norton | 3 |
The Pro And Con Of Spiritualism - By F.W.King Chapter X | 3 |
Spring (Poem) Puck | 3 |
Magician's Doings | 4 |
- In Vaudeville | 4 |
- Magic Shows | 4 |
- Entertainers | 5 |
- New Zealand Notes | 5 |
- English Notes By Henry Whiteley | 6 |
Hartley's Impromptu Magic Table By Robert Hartley | 6 |
The Floating Ball - A New Version By D.A. Breen | 6 |
Gentle, But Effective | 7 |
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale | 7 |
Correspondence | 8 |
The Phamtom Ball | 8 |
Inexhaustible Coin Feke Dropper By... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 6 (Mar 1907 - Feb 1908)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1907 | 1 |
Kansas City, Mo., March 15, 1907 | 2 |
Handkerchief And Billiard Ball Illusion By Lewis R. Hilliar | 2 |
Biographical Chevalier Ernest Thorne | 3 |
Vanishing Glass By C. Merrelo Mahood | 3 |
Cane Levitation By James A. Hart | 3 |
Magician's Doings | 4 |
The Passing Show | 4 |
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale | 5 |
A Floating Ball Illusion By Robert Madison | 5 |
Extracts From My Own Program By David P. Abbott | 6 |
- "Extracts" (Continued) | 7 |
- "Extracts" (Continued | 8 |
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NO. 2: APRIL 1907 | 13 |
Kansas City, Mo., April 15, 1907 | 14 |
In Memoriam Of Harry N. Stork By John N. Hilliard... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 7 (Mar 1908 - Feb 1909)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 7 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1908 | 1 |
Kansas City, Mo., March 15, 1908 | 2 |
Heard At The Seance Joke | 2 |
Biographical Maro | 3 |
The Magic Spell By Chas. Shepherd | 3 |
Card And Handkerchief Combination By Will Edwards | 3 |
Magician's Doings | 4 |
Cross Escape Or Cross Substitution | 4 |
The Disappearing Egg By Louis C. Haley | 5 |
Coin Effect By Dr. Blanchard | 5 |
Lecture On Thoughts (Explanations) By Maxime Cadet | 6 |
Handkerchief Color Change By Jacob Chasnoff | 6 |
The "Acme" Card Trick By Chas. G. Shepherd | 6 |
How Sad (Poem) By Will Edwards | 6 |
The Card And Jug Trick By Charles Medrington | 7 |
A Novel Card Trick by Henry D. Grout | 7 |
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The Sphinx Volume 8 (Mar 1909 - Feb 1910)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1909 | 1 |
S. Wilson Bailey Bio | 3 |
- Handcuff Collection Picture | 3 |
Magician's Doings | 4 |
Dr. Elliott's Horizontal Lift Card Rise | 5 |
A Testimonial To M. Felecian Trewey By Henry Ridgely Evans | 6 |
- Trewey Picture | 6 |
- Trewey's Den Picture | 6 |
Extracts From My Program By David P. Abbott | 7 |
- "Extracts" Continued | 8 |
A Sure Winner | 9 |
The Society Of Detroit Magicians | 9 |
Editorial Announcement | 10 |
- The April Number | 10 |
The Society Of American Magicians | 11 |
The Reason Why By William R. Caulk | 12 |
Current Magical Literature | 13 |
The Society Of American Magicians (Cont. from page 11) | 14 |
A Testimonial... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 9 (Mar 1910 - Feb 1911)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 9 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1910 | 1 |
Hamley's Palace Of Magic And Mystery | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
Echoes From Beanville Hal Olver | 5 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 6 |
News From Austria Ottokar Fischer | 6 |
An Up-to-date Table By L.T. Scott | 6 |
Knife And Cards By Alon Lord | 6 |
The Devil's Flight By Jos. Dunninger | 7 |
A Boost By Walden & Heverly | 7 |
Siggestion For "Sucker Box" Workers By Camella | 7 |
Finishing Touch For Cups And Balls By G.V. Long | 7 |
Dyeing Of Handkerchief (New) By Dr. Robert T. Boyd, Jr. | 8 |
Egg And Handkerchief By Chas. Sekavec | 8 |
A Long-felt Want | 8 |
Magic In St. Pauls And Minneapolis | 9 |
- Thurston Picture... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 10 (Mar 1911 - Feb 1912)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 10 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1911 | 1 |
S.A.M. Masthead | 2 |
Iona Bio | 3 |
Dr. Hoston Explains | 3 |
A Suggestion For The Rising Cards By V.K. Allison | 3 |
A Good Opener by T.C. Bonney | 3 |
Is It "I"? (Poem) By Charles Neil Smith | 3 |
Two Magicians Starting At About The Same Time But In Different Fields Of Work Are Now At The Top | 4 |
Laurant Picture | 4 |
Flour And Water Trick By S.B. Blodgett | 5 |
The World Of Magic | 6 |
- Mystico's News | 7 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians | 7 |
- S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 8 |
- English Letter Fred Sinclair | 8 |
- London Letter Harold Webbe | 9 |
- Chicago Letter I.F. Halton | 9 |
Editor's Page | 10 |
- Editor's... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 11 (Mar 1912 - Feb 1913)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1912 | 1 |
Les Frimines - Mr. & Mrs Harry J. Freeman Bio | 3 |
A Little Combination By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 3 |
Mind Reading Idea By Russell | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- Chicago Magicians' Club B.L. Gilbert | 5 |
- Boston Notes S. Wilson Bailey | 5 |
- London Letter Albert Lewis | 5 |
- Odds And Ends Clarence T. Hubbard | 6 |
- Kobb's Comments | 6 |
- Washington, D.C. News Chas. S. Eby | 6 |
- Baltimore News John Dewitz | 6 |
- Cleveland Notes Grdina | 7 |
- Magic In Nashville T.J. Crawford | 7 |
- Columbus, O. News E. Carson Blair (Kona Byata) | 7 |
- Society Of Professional Magicians J.E. Pierce | 7 |
- San Francisco... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 12 (Mar 1913 - Feb 1914)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1913 | 1 |
Robert Heller (William Henry Palmer) Bio | 3 |
To Tear A Complete Deck Of Cards In Two By Russell | 3 |
What Happened To Jones Contest | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- Ed. Reno's Route | 4 |
- Dana Walden's Route | 4 |
- Australian News C. Williams | 4 |
- London Letter Yelmah | 5 |
- S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 6 |
- Yogi Notes Gustav L. Bohn | 6 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians Notes W.H. Domzalski | 6 |
- Cincinnati Notes Charles N. Smith | 6 |
- San Francisco News H. Syril Dusenbery | 7 |
- Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians | 7 |
- Providence, R.I., Notes John H. Percival | 7 |
- Rhode Island Society Of... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 13 (Mar 1914 - Feb 1915)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1914 | 1 |
The Editor Picture | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Report R. Van Diem | 4 |
- New York Magical Notes Joe Klein | 4 |
- Society Of Twin City Magicians L.H. Van Camp | 4 |
- Buffalo Notes Ladson Butler | 4 |
- The Demons' Club Of Baltimore Magicians Charles F. Oursler | 5 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domalski | 5 |
- Spot-Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 5 |
- Society Of Twin City Magicians L.H. Van Camp | 6 |
- Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dusenbery | 6 |
- London Letter Yelma | 6 |
- Glasgow, Scotland News W.E. Bell | 7 |
- News From Melbourne, Australia J.P. Goulston... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 14 (Mar 1915 - Feb 1916)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1915 | 1 |
Chats With Magicians By H. Syril Dusenbery | 3 |
- Clarence T. Hubbard | 3 |
Also Ran (Poem) | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Francis J. Werner | 4 |
- New York News Items By Queercus | 4 |
- The Magicians' Club Of New York Maurice Roth | 4 |
- Providence, R.I., News C. Fischer | 4 |
- The Chicago Magicians' Club Jerry Taylor | 5 |
- New And Notes From Chicago Perry Taylor | 5 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 5 |
- Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dusenbery | 5 |
- St. Louis, Mo., Notes C. Frederic Hiestand | 6 |
- What's On In London Yelma | 6 |
- London Letter H. Rice | 6 |
- National... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 15 (Mar 1916 - Feb 1917)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1916 | 1 |
Charles Neil Smith Bio | 3 |
The Value Of Patter By G.F. Schulte | 3 |
When The Magician Quit | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Francis J. Werner | 4 |
- Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 4 |
- Buffalo Notes Ladson Butler | 5 |
- Demons Of Baltimore Robert W. Test | 5 |
- Leipzig In Providence, R.I. C. Fischer | 6 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians G. Warren Keane | 6 |
- Order Of The Magi Fred Measures | 6 |
- The Magicians' Club Of New York Louis Jaeger | 6 |
Antiquity Of The Word "Magician" By G.G. Laurens | 6 |
An Improved Handkerchief And Candle Trick Len Sewell | 7 |
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The Sphinx Volume 16 (Mar 1917 - Feb 1918)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 16 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1917 | 1 |
W.B. Marks Bio | 3 |
Magical Jingles By Schulte | 3 |
Literature | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Francis J. Werner | 4 |
- The Spokane Mystic Club C.W. Talbott | 4 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 4 |
- Ray Newton Route | 4 |
- The Yogi Club Of Philadelphia H.F. Kenna | 5 |
- R.I. Society Of Magic | 5 |
- National Conjurors Association C.J. Hagen | 5 |
- Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 5 |
- Doings Of The Demons Of Baltimore Robert W. Test | 6 |
- W.J. Hilliar In The Vaudeville Breeze Says | 6 |
- Do You Remember | 6 |
- Golden Gate Assembly Of S.A.M. H.Syril Dusenbery... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 17 (Mar 1918 - Feb 1919)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 17 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1918 | 1 |
William J. Hilliar Bio | 3 |
Schulte's Column | 3 |
E.M. Vernelo Tribute | 3 |
- Vernelo Picture | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Richard Van Dien | 4 |
- Puzzling Pierson' Paragraph | 5 |
- Magic News From Wheeling, W. Va. Paul R. Semple | 5 |
- Golden Gate Assembly S.A.M. H. Syril Dusenbery | 5 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 6 |
- The Society Of Modern Mystics | 6 |
- Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn Clarence T. Hubbard | 7 |
- The Mystic Circle Of Boston S. Willson Bailey | 8 |
- Chicago Conjurors' Club Homer H. Woulffe | 8 |
- Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 8 |
- Our Books Of Magic... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 18 (Mar 1919 - Feb 1920)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 18 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1919 | 1 |
Henry Ridgely Evans Bio | 3 |
Literature | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Ladies Night | 4 |
- San Francisco Plan To Honor Kellar H. Syril Dusenbery | 4 |
- Bluejacket Entertainers | 5 |
- Magic News From Wheeling, W. Va. Paul R. Semple | 5 |
- R.I. Society Of Magicians N.C.A . C.F. Fenner | 5 |
- Chicago Conjurers' Club Homer H. Woulffe | 6 |
- Notes From Syracuse, N.Y. | 6 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 6 |
- The Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 7 |
- Pittsburgh Association Of Magicans T.H. Lowry | 7 |
- Los Angeles Society Of Magicians T.W. McGrath | 7 |
- Indiana Magical Fraternity... | | $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 19 (Mar 1920 - Feb 1921)Albert M. Wilson
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VOLUME 19 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1920 | 1 |
Dr. James William Elliott Obit | 3 |
Magic Past And Present By George Schulte | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Francis J. Werner | 4 |
- Philadelphia S.A.M. Walter B. Gibson | 4 |
- Chicago S.A.M. Dornfeld | 4 |
- Golden Gate S.A.M. H. Syril Dusenbery | 5 |
- Varety Night At The Mysic Circle Laurence B. Hoyt | 5 |
- Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 5 |
- I.M.F. Indiana Magical Society Raymond F. Amuso | 6 |
- Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 6 |
- New York Notes And News Maurice Bliss | 6 |
- New York Notes And News Clinton Burgess | 7 |
- Magic News From Wheeling Paul R.... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Sphinx Volume 20 (Mar 1921 - Feb 1922)Albert M. Wilson
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NO. 1: MARCH 1921 | 1 |
C. Alexander Bio | 3 |
Music For Magic Clinton Burgess | 3 |
Ideas And Items By George Schulte | 3 |
The World Of Magic | 4 |
- S.A.M. Richard Van Dien | 4 |
- Golden Gate S.A.M. Frank Vignola | 4 |
- Chicago S.A.M. Earl Lockman | 5 |
- Philadelphia S.A.M. Walter B. Gibson | 5 |
- Detroit S.A.M. V.H. Seewald | 5 |
- Chicago Notes George DeLawrence | 6 |
- Notes From Crafty Canton, Ohio Shrimplin | 6 |
- R.I. Society Of Magicians C. Foster Fenner | 7 |
- James Kater Route | 7 |
- Mystic Hanson Trio Route | 7 |
- Demons' Club Of Baltimore Robt. W. Test | 7 |
- Doings Of The Magician's Club Of Boston H.C. Kleeman | 8 |
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