The Gen Volume 13 (1957)
by Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson

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Volume 13, Number 1, May, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ron Urban
Front Page Personality - Ron Urban
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
The Magic of Coins - series by Charles Kingston (California, USA)
- One - Such Flimsy Material
More Finishing Touches - Nic Niberco (Hollnad)
- Simplified Hofzinser Top Change - and a Trick
- The Changing Card
A Trio from Tom Sellers
- The Rising Card Box
- A Clear Production Tube
- A Useful Move for the Coin Trick of Phoa Yan Tiong
Furst Cut and Restored Turban - Arnold Furst (California, USA)
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- That Certain Stab
With the Stick to Silks - Arnold de Seiver
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- No. 19 - Kid Shows
Illuminote - Frederica

Volume 13, Number 2, June, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ed. Marlo
Front Page Personality - Ed. Marlo
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
Marlo's Slip Cut Force - Edward Marlo
Money to Burn - McWilson
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- Sponge Ball Routine - Remo Inzani
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- No. 20 - Compere Gags
More Mentalism - series by Harry Stanley
Loading a Cigarette for the Card in Cigarette Trick - Cecil Keech

Volume 13, Number 3, July, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Frederica
Front Page Personality - Frederica
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- The Magic of Frederica
  - Three Little Pigs
  - Did You Know That ...
  - Printerama
  - Three Card Tricks
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- No. 20 - Compere Gags (continued)
A Novel Revelation - Robert Hamilton
Magical Book Cover - Alec Wilson
Len Belcher Presents - The Jolly Miller
All of a Sudden it's Christmas in July - letter from J. G. Thompson, Junior praising "Stars of Magic"
More Mentalism - series by Harry Stanley

Volume 13, Number 4, August, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: June Merlini
Front Page Personality - June Merlini
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
The Magic of Coins - series by Charles Kingston (California, USA)
- Two - The Classic Palm
The Multiplying Lighted Cigarette Lighters - Senor Torino (USA)
Furst's Sympathetic Silks - Arnold Furst (California, USA)
A Move with the Ball and Vase - Hans Fernandes (Dutch Guinea)
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- Ring on Wand - Remo Inzani
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- No. 21 - Audience Volunteers
The Pecking Bird - Aenigma (Holland)
Impromptu Premonition - Frederica

Volume 13, Number 5, September, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Michael and Valerie Bailey
Front Page Personality - Michael and Valerie Bailey "Mr. and Mrs. Magic"
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
The Magic of Coins - series by Charles Kingston (California, USA)
- Three - Hand to Hand
- The Click Pass
Magic from Moscow - Meet David Chitashvili - by Horace King
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- no. 21 - Audience Volunteers (Continued)
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- Card Vanish - Ken Brooke
Len Belcher Presents - Silphony
by Howard Gower
- A Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper Routine
- Front Page Cards Again
Stretching a Rope - Stanly Norman, Edward Victor, Norman Rashleigh

Volume 13, Number 7, November, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Les Levante
Front Page Personality - Les Levante
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
The Sandwich - Francis Haxton
A Lesson in Misdirection - Johnny Ramsay
Ken de Courcy's Practicalities - series
- Tsantsa Clues
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- Magic of the International Brotherhood of Magicians
  - The Solid Ghost - Sam Hughes
  - The Migrating Pips - Frederica
Nest of Boxes - Peter Warlock
Auto Re-Light Candle - Harold G. Beaumont

Volume 13, Number 8, December, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Donald G. Crombie
Front Page Personality - Donald G. Crombie
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
The Miracle Flight - John Muir
Jack and the Beanstalk - Cyro
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- A Thought in White - Remo Inzani
Two from Tom Sellers
- A Useful Sleight of Hand Vanish for a Small Silk
- Planetary Intuition - Annemann - Si Stebbins - T.S. [Tom Sellers]
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- No. 22 - Christmas Again
Swivelleoo - Hubert Lambert
The Jon Tremaine Routine for the "Acrobatic Matchbox"
A Suggestion or Two by Harry Stanley
- Silks from Newspaper
- 20th Century Silks

Volume 13, Number 9, January, 1958, 32 numbered pages - dedication Issue to T. Nelson Downs
Front Page Personality - T. Nelson Downs
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- The Magic of T. Nelson Downs
  - The Torn and Restored Paper Strip
  - An Eggs-traordinary Eggs-planation
  - Earl W. Violet's Climax for "The Miser's Dream"
  - The Downs' "Behind the Back" Force and Location
Three Favourite Mysteries of the Late T. Nelson Downs - Faucett W. Ross
- 1. The Downs' Banknote in Lemon
- 2. The Downs' Single Cigarette Routine
- 3. The Downs' Flag Production
The Rising Pencil - A New Approach - Charles Earle Miller
T. Nelson Downs Writes Some Letters - Faucett W. Ross
T. Nelson Downs' "The Reversing Match" - Eddie McLaughlin
Review - comments from Harry Stanley

Volume 13, Number 10, February, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Remo Inzani
Front Page Personality - Remo Inzani
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
Bottle Production - Remo Inzani
Black and White - Charles Kingston (California, USA)
- The Coin Pass
Rope Through Glass - Norman Rhodes
from Harry Stanley
- Spectral Writing
- Ghost Writing
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- The Endless Chain
Flight One - Frederica
Tumbler Divination - Arnold de Seiver
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- No. 23 - Penetrations and Releases
Book Review - Lewis Ganson
- Famous Magicians of the World - Arnold Furst

Volume 13, Number 11, March, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Clifford Davis
Front Page Personality - Clifford Davis
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- The Dutch Looper - Ken Brooke
Tricks of the east - R. C. Lyte
- 1. The Mango Tree
- 2. The Cups and Balls
The Task of the Compere - Clifford Davis
- Part One
Magical Links - Eric P. WIlson
An Okito Box Routine - Charles Kingston (California, USA)
A Good Idea - Son
Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
- No. 24 - Fire and Brimstone!
Two by Tom Sellers
- Ring off Handkerchief
- The Transposing Balls

Volume 13, Number 12, April, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: John Young
Front Page Personality - John Young
Review - comments from Harry Stanley
The Perfect Handkerchief Roll - John Young
Fast Cut and Restored Rope - H. Fernandes (Dutch Guiana)
A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
- Cages from Newspaper
The Task of the Compere - Clifford Davis
- Part Two
Ken de Courcy's Practicalities - series
- Utility Force and Date Prediction
- Funny Flowerpot
Wonderful Beer - Bernard Shaw
Mentalist's Card Stand - Derek Smith
Len Belcher Presents - Backsight
No Memory Work Monte - Tom Sellers
The Acrobatic Tumbler - Norman RHodes

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