Jean Hugard

Vintage gold. This was Hugard's first manuscript released to the profession; originally hand-typed and sold only through him. These entertaining card effects require no apparatus and no prepared cards, making them ready to present wherever you may be: at a party, backstage, or after dinner. While the title says 10, you actually get a full dozen card miracles, moves and subtleties presented with a standard deck. Fit for the program of the most fastidious performer, yet easily within the reach of the amateur. While the author claims that no complicated moves are involved, we should note that these...

Volume XVII (June 1959 - May 1960), Jean Hugard & Milbourne Christopher, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVII, Number 1 - June 1959 - 12 pages
1. My Favorite 4-Ace Trick - Max Katz
   • Different Variations
   • The Buckle Count
   • The Ace Stack
   • The False Shuffle
   • Deal Five Stacks
   • "You don't want it, I don't want it."
   • The Selected Stack
   • The Miracle
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • TV Topics
   • Harry Lorayne
   • Dick Ryan
   • Jottings
   • News and Notes
   • Okito Writes:
   • Predictions
   • Into Thin Air
   • Bits and Pieces
   • More Re: Checker...

Volume XVI (June 1958 - May 1959), Jean Hugard, editor

128 pages

Note that Houdini's 'Unmasking' Fact vs. Fiction by Hugard ran as insert pages in each issue of Volume 15 and the first eight issues of Volume 16. Two pages from each of these issues do not appear here as they were extracted and compiled in a separate file.

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVI, Number 1 - June 1958 - 12 pages
1. Column for Coin Men - John V. Hope & Robert Olson
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • re: S.A.M. Conference
   • Friday
   • Saturday
   • Sunday
   • Sidelights
   • LePaul
   • News
   • Jottings
3. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
   • Officers...

Volume XV (June 1957 - May 1958), Jean Hugard, editor

123 pages

Note that Houdini's 'Unmasking' Fact vs. Fiction by Hugard ran as insert pages in each issue of Volume 15 and the first eight issues of Volume 16. Two pages from each of these issues do not appear here as they were extracted and compiled in a separate ebook.

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XV, Number 1 - June 1957 - 12 pages
1. Card-Coin Liaison - Jean Hugard
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • S.A.M. Convention
     • Thursday Night
     • Friday Night
     • Saturday Night
     • Sidelights
   • Festival of Magic
   • TV Topics
3. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers ...

Volume XIV (June 1956 - May 1957), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

433. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIV, Number 1 - June 1956 - 12 pages
433. The Enchanted Cylinder of Benaiah - Okito
434. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Convention Sidelights
     • News and Notes
     • Dunninger
     • Rosskam
434. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Slydini
435. Zero - A Coin Vanish - Cliff Green
435. Roundabout with Fred Braue
     • Card Index
     • Max Malini Trick
     • Variation
     • Rosini Show
436. Out of My Profonde - Arthur Leroy
     • Saturday at Ducrot's Dirty Dump
437. Hands Across the Sea - Peter Warlock
     ...

Volume XIII (June 1955 - May 1956), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

289. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIII, Number 1 - June 1955 - 12 pages
289. My $2.00 Trick - Sam Aaronson
290. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Dante (obituary)
     • Magic Circle Jubilee
290. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • The Magic Circle (London)
291. Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
     • Can You Tell Fortunes? - A Convincing Card Trick
     • Rough Outline of the Effect
     • Presentation and "Patter"
     • Working
     • "Glimpsing"
292. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Farelli
     • I.G.P. [International Guild of Prestidigitators]
     • Jottings
     • Gleanings ...

Volume XII (June 1954 - May 1955), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

145. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XII, Number 1 - June 1954 - 12 pages
145. Atomic Radio Vanish - Dick Richards & Abril Lamarque
146. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Sidelights
     • Best Show
     • Brain Sessions
     • Close-Up
     • New and Amazing?
     • Wizards at Work
     • Banquet
     • Odds and Ends
     • Jottings
     • Mad Magician
     • Albacker
     • Answer
     • T.A.O.M.
147. The Smoking-Multiplying Pipes - Arnold Belais with Roy Benson
148. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Miracle Card Changes - Ed Marlo
     • The Magic Seven - Ed Marlo
     • Kornfidentially...

Volume XI (June 1953 - May 1954), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XI, Number 1 - June 1953 - 12 pages
1. S.A.M. Cincinnati Convention - Backstage with Frank Joglar
   • Night Before Party
   • The Lectures
   • Sidelights
   • First All Star Show
   • Second A;; Star Show
   • National Council Show
   • Jottings
   • Musings
   • Monthly Letter
   • Thayer Honored
   • Mistaken Identity
1. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
   • The Randolphs
   • Tenkai and Okinu
   • Don Alan
3. Magician's Dilemma - A Rope-Cutting Miracle - Jesse Schimmel
3. Magicana - bits of wisdom
4. The...

Volume X (June 1952 - May 1953), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

941. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 1 - June 1952 - 12 pages
941. S.A.M. Convention in Boston - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • Night Before Party
     • Conjuring College
     • Friday Night Show
     • Saturday Show
     • Closeup Session
     • Banquet Show
     • Gripes
     • Cheers
     • Sidelights
     • New Notes
941. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Long Tack Sam
942. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Mohammed Bey's Routines for the Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope
     • Multiball - Dr. Jaks
     • Fast Ones - Ovette ...

Volume IX (June 1951 - May 1952), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

797. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume IX, Number 1 - June 1951 - 12 pages
797. SAM-IBM Combined Convention - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • More Sidelights
     • Dealers
     • Notes
     • Second Thoughts
     • In Print
     • Jottings
     • The Sphinx
     • Bits and Pieces
     • Mail Dept.
     • TV Topics
     • Seen or Heard
     • Jay Palmer
     • P.S.
798. Unrehearsed Incidents
799. Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
     • Rope Through Ring
     • Working and Presentation
     • Observations
800. "We Knew Max Malini" - George G. Kaplan
     • Malini Show
801. Milbourne Christopher's...

Volume VIII (June 1950 - May 1951), Jean Hugard, editor

130 pages

667. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VIII, Number 1 - June 1950 - 10 pages
667. Combined S.A.M.-I.B.M. Convention - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • International Night
     • National Night
     • More on the Conclave
     • News and Notes
     • The Hartmanns
     • TV Topics
     • Check List
     • Instructions
     • One Versus Many
     • Magic Battle
667. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Geoffrey Buckingham
669. Algernon & A Rope - A Hospital Phantasy - Jean Hugard
669. Inquiries
670. Merlini's Magic - Clayton Rawson
     • Saltless Sorcery
670. The Four...

Volume VII (June 1949 - May 1950), Jean Hugard, editor

120 pages

547. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VII, Number 1 - June 1949 - 10 pages
547. Lightning-Flash Card Change - Stanley Collins
548. Phantom Silk and Matchbox - Jean Hugard
548. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Harlan Tarbell & Russ Walsh
549. Match Monte - Harold J. Kelly
550. A Club Sandwich - Milton G. Miller
551. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Slade's Knots Up-Dated
     • Nailing the Knots
     • Under the Table
     • Behind Closed Doors
     • Fourth Dimension
552. All Backs - Dai Vernon
     • The False Turn-Over
553. Radio-Active Billiard Balls...

Volume VI (June 1948 - May 1949), Jean Hugard, editor

120 pages

427. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VI, Number 1 - June 1948 - 10 pages
427. A Nikola Presentation - Jean Hugard
428. Roundabout with Fred Braue - column
429. Thimble Telepathy - Milton Borger
429. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
429. Magicana - bits of wisdom
430. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Participation
     • Taboos
     • Pleasing Parents
     • Humor?
     • Give-Aways
     • Applause
     • Sucker Tricks
     • Presents
     • Volunteers
     • Curiosity
431. The Linking Rings - Some New Moves
     • The No Key Move - Fred Braue
     • Right Angle Unlink - Fred Braue ...

Volume V (June 1947 - May 1948), Jean Hugard, editor

104 pages

323. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume V, Number 1 - June 1947 - 8 pages
323. Burned and Restored Handkerchief - Jean Hugard
324. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • The Silk in the Case
     • The Sensitized Silk
     • The Pips Pass
     • Conclusion
326. Merlini's Magic - Clayton Rawson
     • The Counterfeiter's Dream
327. Roundabout with Fred Braue - column
     • The Five-Best Poll
       • Card Transits
       • Coincidences
       • Predictions
       • Telepathy or Mind Reading
       • Reverses
       • Changes
       • Spellers
       • Transpositions
       • A Show...

Volume IV (June 1946 - May 1947), Jean Hugard, editor

100 pages

223. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume IV, Number 1 - June 1946 - 8 pages
223. Telephonic Telepathy - Abril Lamarque
224. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • The Bag Stab
     • Force Stab
     • Giant Stab
     • More Variations
     • Conclusion
225. Feats of Strength in Magic
     • Pack Tearing and Magic
     • You Do As I Do
     • Tearing a Telephone Directory
226. Magic by Telephone - Harold J. Kelly
227. The Evolution of a Knot - Dr. Arnold Boston
227. Basic English for Magicians - Zovello
     • General Terms
228. Roundabout - column - Fred Braue
228. Hu-gardenias...

Volume III (June 1945 - May 1946), Jean Hugard, editor

100 pages

123. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume III, Number 1 - June 1945 - 8 pages
123. The Porous Plate - A Trick with a Climax that Savors of Real Magic - George Starke
123. Gold and Silver - Ross Bertram
124. Magnetized Wand
124. Interludes
     • The Swallowing Wand
     • A Porous Glass
     • A Deep Glass
125. A Knotty Interlude
126. A Miser Dreams in the Parlor
127. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
127. Magicana - bits of wisdom
128. The Flying Pips
129. The Lighting Change - Larry Russell
130. Classified Advertisements

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131. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume III, Number 2...

Volume II (June 1944 - May 1945), Jean Hugard, editor

70 pages

53. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume II, Number 1 - June 1944 - 4 pages
53. The Lamarque Rabbit Vanish
54. Routine with a Svengali Deck - Tom Bowyer
54. The Rice Bowls - Roger Barkann
54. Impromptu Daub - Gerald L. Kaufman
55. Magnetic Fisherman - A. Heller, The Card Board Lover
55. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
55. Silks - tip
55. Producing a Rope - George Engel
55. 3-2-1 - A di-abolical Deception - George G. Kaplan
56. Classified Advertisements

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57. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume II, Number 2 - July 1944 - 4 pages - The R.M. Jamison Special Number
57. The Oracle Speaks ...

Volume I (June 1943 - May 1944), Jean Hugard, editor

53 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume I, Number 1 - June 1943 - 4 pages
1. The WAACS and the Doughboys - story trick
1. Editorial
2. Presentation - column
2. Torn Newspaper to Bouquet
3. Torn Paper Classic
3. Repetitions
3. Striking Experiment - John Batton
4. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
4. Classified Advertisements

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5. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume I, Number 2 - July 1943 - 4 pages
5. Spectacular Flash Opening
6. Linking Ring Climax
6. The Long and the Short of It - A Sure Force
6. Jean-eralities
7. The Flap Slate
7. Editorial
8. Hu-gardenias - kudos...

Hugard's Magic Monthly consists of almost 2500 pages in 21 volumes and is packed with contributions from the finest artists and thinkers magic has to offer. People like Victor Farelli, Ted Annemann, Martin Gardner, Harry Lorayne, Milbourne Christopher, Ross Bertram, George Kaplan, Cliff Green, Fred Braue and Hugard himself. The subtitle says it all 'Devoted solely to the interests of magic and magicians'.

Jean Hugard and Fred Braue wrote some of the most read magic books in magic history, such as The Royal Road to Card Magic and Expert Card Technique. A good part of Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic Tricks can be found in Hugard's Magic Monthly. It featured book reviews by John J. Crimmins Jr., and the famous Frank Joglar...

For each of the 21 volumes an index was prepared. This is a collection of all these 21 volume indexes.

52 pages.