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Bascom Jones

(San Diego, California: 28th October 1924 - 23rd March 1994)

Nephew of T. Page Wright whose magic library (nearly 2,000 items) he inherited at age 8 and learned by reading it at age 11. Debut at age 12 in school shows. Professional writer in the aerospace and defense industries, working in California for General Dynamics and Hughes Aircraft. Amateur mental magic as "Bascom". In 1947 co-invented (with Fred Shields) Unbelievable, a now classic card effect. 1988 PEA Achievement in the Art of Mentalism Award.

Wrote (with Fred Shields) "Double Daring" column in Genii 1947-61. Editor-publisher of Magick 1970-death. Wrote King of the Cold Readers (1989, 77pp) and 19 Rules of Mentalism. Many effects in Genii and Magick, using own plus several pen names.

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Bascom Jones
The Compleat Magick by Bascom Jones

A legendary periodical now for the first time available in digital form. The digital edition is a Lybrary.com exclusive. If you see it offered anywhere else, you know it is a pirated edition, most likely far inferior in quality and completeness.

Magick started on July 17th, 1970, and ceased publication on November 12th, 1993. It spans 23 years, 496 issues in 19 volumes. More than 1400 effects from several hundred of the best minds in mentalism, on more than 2400 pages. The list of contributors is staggering. Below is just a small sampling from the several hundred contributors. You will find...

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Bascom Jones
Magick Volume 19 by Bascom Jones

#469 (March 20, 1992)

  • Foiled Thought / Dan Alessini
  • Insight / Dr. Charles Scott
  • Fogelepathy / Maurice Fogel & Orville Meyer
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Psychic Fair / Herb Dewey & Marc Sky

#470 (April 15, 1992)

  • Incredo Book Test / Orville Meyer
  • E-Z-up Lectern / Orville Meyer
  • The Meyer Pad / Orville Meyer
  • The Mystic Word

#471 (May 8, 1992)

  • Pop Secret / Dr. Rajneesh Madhok
  • Thomphitz Cricket / Tom Fitzgerald
  • Tempathy / Phil Goldstein
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Psychic Fair, Part 2 / Herb Dewey & Marc Sky

#472 (May 29, 1992)

  • Auroracle / T.A. Waters
  • Empathy / Rudy Hunter ...
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Magick Volume 18 by Bascom Jones

#443 (August 3, 1990)

  • Spoon Beam / Dan Alessini
  • Cat Eye / Neil Somerville
  • Spill-master / Sandy Spillman
  • The Mystic Word
  • Ghost Show Daze / Jonathan Cooke

#444 (August 24, 1990)

  • Re marK able! / Gaetan Bloom
  • QuicFile / Herb Dewey
  • Tarot Touch / Larry Baukin
  • The Mystic Word

#445 (September 14, 1990)

  • Gimlet / Rudy Hunter
  • Hypno-Task / Ben Druckerman
  • Inflexion / T.A. Waters
  • The Mystic Word
  • Ghost Show Daze, Part 2 / Jonathan Cooke

#446 (October 12, 1990)

  • Signature Effect / Bascom Jones
  • Shape & Color / Riley G. Matthews
  • Sechel / Phil Goldstein
  • The Mystic Word ...
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Magick Volume 17 by Bascom Jones

#417 (February 10, 1989)

  • Option Four / Bruno Haber
  • Focal Point / Dr. Juris
  • Mind Flight / Ted Karmilovich
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Witches' Runes, Part 2 / Richard Webster

#418 (March 3, 1989)

  • The Sensitives / Richard Osterlind
  • Psi-Pop II / Charles Adrian
  • The CT Tantra / Rudy Hunter
  • The Mystic Word

#419 (March 24, 1989)

  • Memory Bank / Ted Lesley
  • Hoy Plus 'X' / Richard Stride
  • Dream World / Bruce Barnett
  • The Mystic Word
  • Mentalism for Malls / David Harper

#420 (April 14, 1989)

  • Beat the Dealer / Phil Goldstein
  • Nuts and Bolts / David Altman
  • Dust to Dust / Richard...
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Magick Volume 16 by Bascom Jones

#391 (June 12, 1987)

  • Mind-Reach / Bob Baker
  • 6th Sense / Gary Lee Williams
  • Psi-cloned / Dan Tong
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Psychic Reading, Part 2 / Herb Dewey

#392 (July 3, 1987)

  • Snake Ayes / Gene Nielsen
  • Take Away / Allen Swift
  • Scent-sational / Tom Fitzgerald
  • The Mystic Word

#393 (July 31, 1987)

  • Chair-voyance / Barrie Richardson
  • Touch Tarot / Bruce Clark
  • It's Philatelic! / Bob Haines
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Psychic Reading, Part 3 / Herb Dewey

#394 (August 21, 1987)

  • Ultra-plus! ... Close-up Mental Act / Dan Alessini
  • The Mystic Word

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Magick Volume 15 by Bascom Jones

#365 (February 21, 1986)

  • Dark Side of the Mirror! / Valerie Nielsen
  • Sounds of Music / Dan Alessini
  • Touché... / T.A. Waters
  • The Mystic Word
  • Foul Play / Terry Nosek

#366 (March 7, 1986)

  • The Image Maker / Rick & Beverly Burcher
  • Thsakw / Walter B. Gibson
  • Reflections / Gene Nielsen
  • The Mystic Word

#367 (March 21, 1986)

  • The Legacy / Dan Blackwood
  • Screamer / Bruce Barnett
  • Preferences / Scott Davis
  • The Mystic Word
  • Foul Play, Part 2 / Terry Nosek

#368 (April 11, 1986)

  • One-Man Seance / Dan Alessini
  • Gypsy Wish / Lary Kuehn
  • Thinking Ahead / Gerald Kosky
  • The...
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Magick Volume 14 by Bascom Jones

#339 (September 28, 1984)

  • The Astro Connection / Neil Somerville
  • Standout / T.A. Waters
  • Witching Rod / David Himelrick
  • The Mystic Word
  • Palmistry for Fun and Profit, Part 2 / Richard Webster

#340 (October 12, 1984)

  • The Swedenborg Predictions / Fred Kolb
  • Chip / Tom Saville
  • Card Sense / Rich Bloch
  • The Mystic Word

#341 (October 26, 1984)

  • Focal Point / David Ashton
  • Showdiac / T.A. Waters
  • Thaumaturge / Dan Tong
  • The Mystic Word
  • Palmistry for Fun and Profit, Part 3 / Richard Webster

#342 (November 23, 1984)

  • Pop Luck / Phil Goldstein
  • The 'X' Factor / David Lederman ...
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Magick Volume 13 by Bascom Jones

#313 (January 14, 1983)

  • One For All / Leslie Anderson
  • Source-X / Mike Selwyn
  • Design Dupli-kits / Robert Haines
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Credibility Factor / Myriam Ruthchild

#314 (January 28, 1983)

  • Star Power / Frank Shields
  • Symbols / Gene Nielsen
  • Shadow Seance / Leo Kostka
  • The Mystic Word

#315 (February 11, 1983)

  • The Bridge Hand / Robert Haines
  • ESPecially Yours / Peter Adrian Devlyn
  • Change 'Plus' / E. Raymond Carlyle
  • The Mystic Word
  • Listen to Yourself Talk / Bascom Jones

#316 (February 25, 1983)

  • Witch's Sticks / Bob Cassidy
  • Astro Logic / Gary Inglese &...
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Magick Volume 12 by Bascom Jones

#287 (July 3, 1981)

  • The Jupiter Effect / Leo Kostka
  • Cubicle / Phil Goldstein
  • Word Games / Don Camp
  • The Mystic Word
  • Making Private Parties Pay / Peter Adrian Devlyn

#288 (July 17, 1981)

  • Dark Vision / Jack Kent Tillar
  • Poof! / Tom Craven
  • PsychoBond / David Ashton & Nikko
  • The Mystic Word

#289 (July 31, 1981)

  • Eyes of Isis / Cicardi
  • Challenge Prediction / Frederick Shields
  • Time Capsule / Peter Isaacs
  • The Mystic Word
  • Authentic Mentalism / George B. Anderson

#290 (August 14, 1981)

  • Princess A Hoy / Ross Johnson & Bob Cassidy
  • Sleep-Eez / Karroll Priest
  • One Man...
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Magick Volume 11 by Bascom Jones

#261 (July 4, 1980)

  • Zaebos / Curt Walter
  • Swami / Jack Kent Tillar
  • Cognizance / Bob Haines
  • The Mystic Word
  • In the Beginning there was Man / Hugh Riley

#262 (July 18, 1980)

  • Gift of the Illuminati / Ray Grismer
  • PSI-Con! / Uriah Fuller
  • Cone of Power / Alessandro de Luca
  • The Mystic Word

#263 (August 1, 1980)

  • Midnight Man / Phantini
  • Selectrick / T. A. Waters
  • Bank Knight / Hiram Strait
  • The Mystic Word
  • Wish I Thought of That / Bascom Jones

#264 (August 15, 1980)

  • Dark Powers / Frederick Shields
  • Xandu! / B.C. Milnov
  • Die-Lex / Phil Goldstein
  • The Mystic Word ...
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Magick Volume 10 by Bascom Jones

#235 (July 8, 1979)

  • The Ring / Jonathan Yarbrough
  • Mind-X / Nita Kemp
  • Secret Assistant / Kathi DeFrancis and Steve Aldrich
  • The Mystic Word
  • Quick Guide to Contact Mindreading, Part 2 / Hal and Robin Weaver

#236 (July 20, 1979)

  • Printed Matter / Phil Goldstein
  • The Crystal Key / Phil Goldstein
  • Day for Night / Phil Goldstein
  • The Mystic Word

#237 (August 3, 1979)

  • Star-Crossed / T. A. Waters
  • Direct Dialing / Elmer Deffenbaugh
  • Sight Unseen / Paul Rylander
  • The Mystic Word
  • "Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism, Volume Two" - An Historical Perspective / T. A. Waters...
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Magick Volume 9 by Bascom Jones

#209 (July 7, 1978)

  • Green Bells of Hell / Phil Goldstein
  • Karr Watch / Todd Karr
  • Ghost Artist / Ray Hyman
  • The Mystic Word
  • Hi-Lo Lexicon / Phil Goldstein

#210 (July 21, 1978)

  • Psi-Touch / Max Abrams
  • Pocket Pad / Bob Hughes
  • Test Conditions / Al Mann
  • The Mystic Word

#211 (August 4, 1978)

  • Foiled / Leslie & Harry Anderson
  • Digital Divination / Sandy Spillman
  • Tele-Peek / Eddie Goldstein
  • The Mystic Word
  • 12 Tips on the Question-Answering Act / Bascom Jones

#212 (August 18, 1978)

  • Tri-Level ESP / Robert Schwarz
  • Time-X / Danton
  • Skyward / Phil Goldstein
  • The Mystic...
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Bascom Jones
Magick Volume 8 by Bascom Jones

#183 (July 8, 1977)

  • The Amazing Randi
  • Sealed / Richard Mark
  • PSI-Vibes Plus X / Enrique Partida Bush
  • The Mystic Word
  • Fortunetelling is Serious Business / T. A. Waters

#184 (July 22, 1977)

  • Fire the Boss! / Neil Poliakoff
  • Heads-Up / Marcello Truzzi
  • Switch-Case / Carl Herron
  • The Mystic Word

#185 (August 5, 1977)

  • Peek-A-Book...Two / Dan Tong
  • Control / Leo McCauley
  • Odd Man Out! / Phil Goldstein
  • The Mystic Word
  • Anatomy of a Mentalist / Bascom Jones

#186 (August 19, 1977)

  • Build a Reputation on it / Jules Lenier
  • Quick Tip! / Chip Cotton
  • PSI-Symbols / Cicardi ...
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Magick Volume 7 by Bascom Jones

#157 (July 9, 1976)

  • 'Super' Mental Image / Cicardi
  • Psi Traveler ... Revisited / Paul Rylander
  • Coincidence / Robert Schwarz
  • The Mystic Word
  • Handwriting - A Diagram of the Unconscious / Cicardi

#158 (July 23, 1976)

  • Pandora's Box of the Future / Erwin Schussel
  • 98-Cent Divination / Stanley Blumenthal
  • Hermetica / Richard Webster
  • The Mystic Word

#159 (August 6, 1976)

  • Century 21 Prediction / Danton
  • Choice / Dan Alessini
  • Psychokinesis! / Jack Bridwell
  • The Mystic Word
  • More About Handwriting / Cicardi

#160 (August 20, 1976)

  • The Tarot Touch / Anthony Raven
  • PSI-Q...
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Magick Volume 6 by Bascom Jones

#131 (July 11, 1975)

  • NuAge Prediction / Gene Nielsen
  • 'Test' Conditions / Sid Fleischman & Bob Gunther
  • Notice to Call at Window / John Novak
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Mentalist's Lecturn / Walter B. Graham

#132 (July 25, 1975)

  • Mental Silks / Lady Valerie
  • Dowser! / Dr. J. Konstantin Garmisch
  • Matched! / North Bigbee
  • The Mystic Word

#133 (August 8, 1975)

  • The Phantini Phenomena / Cicardi
  • Swindled Two / Alex Redans
  • Rest in Peace! / B. C. Milnov
  • The Mystic Word
  • A Mental Frame of Mind / B. C. Milnov

#134 (August 22, 1975)

  • Mental Masquerade / James Auer & Gene Nielsen ...
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Magick Volume 5 by Bascom Jones

#105 (July 12, 1974)

  • Mirror Image! / Bascom Jones
  • Time Capsule / Gaylord Hill
  • Open Prediction / Gene Nielsen
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Effect is the Thing, Part 2 / Vic Perry

#106 (July 26, 1974)

  • Heaven Knows! / Stanton Kancyan
  • Mexican Miracle / North Bigbee
  • Library Card / T. A. Waters
  • The Mystic Word

#107 (August 9, 1974)

  • The Spaced-Out Card / Dunninger & Walter B. Gibson
  • Mc Donald's American Lady / David Hardy
  • Mind Bender / Aldini
  • The Mystic Word
  • Contact Mindreading Made Easy / Gerald Kosky

#108 (August 23, 1974)

  • Eggs-press for 'Milady' / Vic Perry
  • Horse...
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Magick Volume 4 by Bascom Jones

#79 (July 13, 1973)

  • The Two Faces of Kikuchi-san / Yutaka Kikuchi
  • Magick Looks at the P.C.A.M July 4-7, 1973
  • The Mystic Word
  • Larsen on Fortune Telling Part 3 / William W. Larsen

#80 (July 27, 1973)

  • ESP-Sonic Prediction / North Bigbee
  • Juhaz Vanish / Emile Clifton
  • Riffle Force! / Steve Spillman
  • The Mystic Word

#81 (August 10, 1973)

  • The Man from 2001 / Dr. Nathan Stark
  • Gellerism Plus / Gene Nielsen
  • Telep-a-Bill / Cicardi
  • The Mystic Word
  • The Un-Program / W. Gerald Fulton

#82 (August 24, 1973)

  • Out of the Ashes / Zorka
  • Haunted / Dr. James Hoy
  • The Jump Card...
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Magick Volume 3 by Bascom Jones

#53 (July 14, 1972)

  • Travel Agent / Gerald Kosky
  • Share of Mind / Jules Lenier
  • Color Three / Charlie Miller
  • The Mystic Word
  • Actors, the Stage, and Magicians Part 3 / Frederick M. Shields

#54 (July 28, 1972)

  • Ashes to Ashes / E. Raymond Carlyle
  • Epic Force / William Patterson
  • Flight Pattern / V. Robert Allen, M.D.
  • The Mystic Word

#55 (August 11, 1972)

  • The Mazatlan Mystery / Tieneblas
  • Jump Up / Stanley Blumenthal
  • Matchless / Carl Hanson & Robert Tyson
  • The Mystic Word
  • Ten Psychological Subtleties for Mentalists / Robert F. Schwarz

#56 (August 25, 1972)

  • Four-Thought!...
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Magick Volume 2 by Bascom Jones

#27 (July 16, 1971)

  • Legacy of Pi Sheng / William Patterson
  • Fastest Card in the West / Gaylord Hill
  • Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper / Sid Fleischman
  • The Mystic Word
  • You Can Book Your Own Act / Kathy Lenier

#28 (July 23, 1971)

  • Triple Mental Repeat / Walter B. Gibson
  • Challenge Prediction / Gene Nielsen
  • Rope Twick / Bunny Quik
  • The Mystic Word

#29 (August 13, 1971)

  • The Book of the Damned / Bascom Jones
  • Singapore Force / Aldini
  • In Mind's Eye! / Marshall Weinstein
  • The Mystic Word
  • You Can Be Successful On Television / David Douglas

#30 (August 27, 1971)

  • Marlo's...
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Bascom Jones
Magick Volume 1 by Bascom Jones

This first volume includes the five forewords from the reprint volumes Collectors' Workshop published in 2009.

#1 (July 17, 1970)

  • Dexter the Dexterous / Guy Thompson
  • Snap / Clark Wirthlin
  • Challenge Change / Takashima
  • The Mystic Word
  • Stagemanship / Frederick M. Shields

#2 (July 31, 1970)

  • The Delicate Touch of Charlie Miller
  • Super Detection from the notes of T. Page Wright
  • Dark Side of the Room / Bob Gunther
  • The Mystic Word

#3 (August 14, 1970)

  • Split the Aces / Frederick Shields
  • ESP - Stop! / Jim Brimble
  • 7621 / Jack Tillar
  • The Mystic Word
  • Publicity for Magicians...
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Frederick Michael Shields & Bascom Jones
Unbelievable by Frederick Michael Shields & Bascom Jones

A billion-to-1 psychic miracle using a regular deck of cards. A reputation maker, yet easy to perform.

A deck of cards is legitimately riffle shuffled and cut. A spectator selects any two suits, say Spades and Diamonds. These two suits are removed from the pack and given to the spectator. The performer takes the other two suits not chosen. The spectator deals a card face down. The performer places a card face up on this card. This is repeated. Variety is added by the performer dealing a card face down and spectator covers this card with one of his cards face-up. When all cards are dealt...

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