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A great performer presents the work of another great performer, and you end up with an ebook of new and freshly different card effects. Brother John is known for his Final Ace Routine, Halucination, etc., but here is another side of his talents. All tricks with ordinary cards, gathered by Paul LePaul (his close and personal friend), edited into a dozen wonderful effects for the enthusiastic card man. The late Paul LePaul illustrated the material.

• Foreword
• THE MILLION-TO-ONE CHANCE
• THOUGHTS ON THE TRANSPOSITION OF TWO CARDS
• THE HAND IS QUICKER THAN THE EYE
• THE BLUSHING BRIDE
• THE CLASSICAL...

Brother of Society of Mary. Learned at age 25 while recovering from polio. Famous amateur cardman since having been publicized in 1958 by Paul LePaul. Highly and subtly creative, he invented the Final Ace (1953), the Hamman Count (1958), Homing Card (1959), Micro Macro (1959), Fan-To-See (by 1964), Hal-Deuce-Ination (by 1966), Flushtration Count (by 1969), Gemini Count (1974), Blushing Joker, etc. 1981 AMA Creative Fellowship.

See Paul LePaul, LePaul Presents the Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman, S.M. [1958, 47pp]; Stephen Minch, Seven Deadly Miracles (1984, 37pp); and Richard Kaufman, The Secrets of Brother John Hamman (1989, 252pp)....

Volume 10, Number 5 - Volume 11 Number 4
January 2001 - December 2001
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1424 pages (1 double page & 2 triple pages)

1. Magic - Volume 10, Number 5 - January 2001 - 116 pages
1. Cover - Martinka's
9. Contents
13. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Q: See Pahe 115 ... A:
17. Letters
19. Errata - November 2000 - Legends on Legal Tender & Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
23. Guest Editorial - The Performing Mode - Rafael Benatar
28. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • News
    • Milestones
      • Brother John Hamman, S.M. - died
    • Convention Watch
34. In His Words:...

Volume 1, Number 1 - Volume 1 Number 4
September 1991 - December 1991
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

214 pages (2 double pages) - 4 Issues

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 1 - September 1991 - 48 pages
1. Cover - Lance Burton
5. Contents
9. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • But First, Introductions ...
10. Letters
13. Parallax - Max Maven
    • As I Was Saying ...
      • Banal Retentive
      • Peerign Out
      • Off the Record
      • Neow Mix
      • Tip-Off of the Month
14. Editorial - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Jeff McBride
17. Inside Magic
    • In The News
    • News
    • Milestones ...

Volume 3, Number 5 - Volume 4 Number 4
January 1994 - December 1994
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

996 pages (4 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 3, Number 5 - January 1994 - 72 pages
1. Cover - John Gaughan
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • A Class Act
9. Letters
14. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Cold Lang Syne
      • Snow Koan
16. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Classic Seasoning
17. Editorial - Let's Set The Standards - Marcelo Contento
19. On The Road
    • Stakedrivers And State Police - Barry Yiengst
21. Inside Conventions - Scott Wells
    • Didn't...

Volume 6, Number 5 - Volume 7 Number 4
January 1997 - December 1997
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1327 pages (1 double page)

1. Magic - Volume 6, Number 5 - January 1997 - 112 pages
1. Cover - David Copperfield
7. Contents
11. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • New Year's Evolutions
15. Letters
21. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • In The News
    • Milestones
      • Tim White and Lisa Comeaux - married
      • Seymour Davis - died
      • Robert F. "Bob" Kavanaugh - died
      • William I. "Bill" Joy - died
    • From Cover ...
    • ... To Cover
26. All Magic Guide - Richard Robinson ...

Volume 1, Number 5 - Volume 2 Number 4
January 1992 - December 1992
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

751 pages (9 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 5 - January 1992 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Britain's Secret Cabaret
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Dear John: Thank You!
8. Letters
12. Editorial - Why Not More Quality Lectures? - Paul Gertner
15. Parallax - Max Maven
    • New Year's Grating
      • A Rose
      • Lecture Lecture
      • Meow Mix
      • Bonus Meow Mix
      • Extra Bonus Meow Mix
      • Remote Control
17. Inside Magic - Patrice Moore
    • Penn &...

Volume 22, Number 5 - Volume 23 Number 4
January 2013 - December 2013
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

1. Magic - Volume 22, Number 5 - January 2013 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Danny Cole
5. Contents
7. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Happy New Year!
8. 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
   • Part 2 - And We're Off!
15. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • On The Road Again
17. Paynefully Obvious - Payne
    • The Myth of Mentoring
19. Magic Update
    • Magician Burned on TV Show
    • Criminal Kid Shows?
    • The Card Shark Show
    • Conventions At A Glance...

The Magigram, Volume 11, The Supreme Magic Company, Ken de Courcy, editor

988 pages. No page numbers on printed issues, page numbers refer to the page in the file.

1. Volume 11, Number 1, September, 1978, 72 unnumbered pages - Kelly's Eye [British Bingo slang for one]
2. advertisements
9. Let's Face It - editorial by Ken de Courcy
10. American Trip 1978 - as seen by Edwin [Hooper]
18. October Event - Magic Circle Annual Banquet - announcement
18. Walter (Zaney) Blaney - Suggests
19. Kennaugh Kalling - Alan Kennaugh on the Show Business Scene
21. At Homb with McComb - Billy McComb
23. Unusual Items from the Magigram Collection - cartoon
24. Card in...

Volume 2, Number 5 - Volume 3 Number 4
January 1993 - December 1993
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

834 pages (10 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 2, Number 5 - January 1993 - 64 pages
1. Cover - magic kits
5. Contents - mislabeled as Volume Two - Number Four
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Bigger Can O' Worms
9. Letters
15. Word Up - Max Maven
17. Hi-Lights - Hiawatha
    • S.N.A.P. ... Out Of It!
18. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Once I Not Enough
20. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Thereby Angst A Tale
      • Theory Of Relativity
      • Camera Obscura
      • What Becomes A...

Volume 12, Number 5 - Volume 13 Number 4
January 2003 - December 2003
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1388 pages

1. Magic - Volume 12, Number 5 - January 2003 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Magic Castle Celebrates Forty
7. Contents
9. Contents - continued
19. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Looking Back
21. Viewpoint - A Sin By Any Other Name - Glenn Mackie
23. Magic Update
    • Open House Kicks Off Magic Center Calendar
    • Science Magic Returns to the Tube
    • Magic Nightclub Closes
    • Loki Won the Circle's Stage Magician of the Year
    • Academy Awards in Las Vegas
    • Taking Tricks...

Volume 16, Number 5 - Volume 17 Number 4
January 2007 - December 2007
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1456 pages

1. Magic - Volume 16, Number 5 - January 2007 - 116 pages
1. Cover - Jon Stetson
5. Contents
17. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Editorials, Editing, and Editors
18. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Harry Kellar to Howard Thurston
21. The Magic Word - David Parr
    • Confidence
23. The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride
    • Diagnosis: Heads Down Syndrome
27. Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
    • Thirty Days of Giving
    • Penn's...

Volume 15, Number 5 - Volume 16 Number 4
January 2006 - December 2006
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1490 pages (2 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 15, Number 5 - January 2006 - 116 pages
1. Cover - Kostya Kimlat
5. Contents
19. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Two Thousand and Five!
22. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Charles Carter to Horace Goldin
26. Viewpoint - Can You Keep a Secret? - Tim Ellis
29. Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
    • Druid Master Comes to America
    • Blaine's Anatomy
    • At The Magic Castle
    • Vegas Watch
    • A Moment...

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 XIX (September 1961 - August 1962), Fred Braue & Blanca López, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIX, Number 1 & 2 - September & October 1961 - 12 pages
1. Two-Card Reverse - Harry Lorayne
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Here and There
   • Christopher
   • News and Notes
   • Books to Come
   • Bits and Pieces
2. That Gimmicked Issue - comment about the previous issue
2. Old-Timers' Delight - F.B.
3. The Flying Card - Jay Bedsworth
4. Potpourri for Card Fanciers
   • Under Foot - Al Thompson
   • Blue-Eyed Cards - Art Lyle
   • Rub-A-Dub-Dub Jr. - Gerald Kosky
   • Reverse &...

January 1961 - December 1961
Abbott's Magic Manufacturing Company
Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

591 pages

1. Pre-Publication Advertising sheet
1. The New Tops - Volume 1, Number 1 - January 1961 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Sid Lorraine
2. Cover Portrait - Sid Lorraine
3. Contents
4. Sketch of Percy Abbott
5. In Memoriam - re: Percy Abbott - 1886-1960
6. Gone, But Never Forgotten ... Howard Melson - by Gene Gordon
8. From the Editor's Desk - Neil Foster
9. Doves Doves Doves - Jack LaWain
12. Oriental Cabinets - W. W. Durbin
14. Snap It - Mike Miller
16. Tops & Bottoms - Don Alan
    • How to Make a Million...

Greg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

661 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 32, Number 1 - January 1992 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Carter the Great (poster)
5. Contents
6. Counter Intelligence - reviews
   • Secrets of a Hollywood Fire Eater - videotape - Jack Stevens
   • Owen Moore's Almanack
   • Entertaining with Puppets - Russell J. Hall
   • The Table-Hopper's Source Book - Paul Hallas
   • The Blushing Joker - Brother John Hamman
   • Hal-Deuce-Ination - Brother John Hamman
   • Final Ace Routine - Brother John Hamman
   • Micro Macro - Brother John Hamman
   • Strange Stuff - Volume One - Mike Strange...

September 1961 - August 1962
William Larsen, Jr., Editor & Geraldine Larsen-Baker, Publisher

495 pages (1 double page)

1. Genii - Volume 26, Number 1 - September 1961 - 44 pages
1. Cover - Milbourne Christopher
3. In This Issue - contents
11. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
12. Charlie Miller's Ring On Stick Routine - Frank Csuri
14. Smoke and Silks - Eddie Joseph
16. Patter from Dell O'Dell
    • Shirt Off Back
    • Paper Hat And Paper Pants - Old Maid Story
    • Dell's Donald Duck Trick
17. Witch Doctor's Necklace - Glenn Gravatt
18. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - WWL (Jr.)
18. News From England - Wilfred...

A collection of non-card effects

"I need more non-card stuff," is a familiar refrain with most close up magicians. Well, it's Cameron Francis to the rescue as he presents 8 stunning routines with business cards, coins, coin holders, sugar packets and matchboxes. That's right, no playing cards! Just practical, astonishing, real world effects using everyday objects which you will want to add to your repertoire straight away.

• The Unfolding – A business card transpo that means business.
• The Magic Coin – An offbeat Wild Coin routine that will surely lay them flat.
• Business Burn – A...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

627 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 10, Number 1 - January 1970 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Hans-Gerhard Stumpf
2. Cover Portrait - Hans-Gerhard Stumpf - by Neil Foster
3. Contents
4. Wrist Turn Passes - Edward Marlo
8. Let's Make a Date - re: Combined Chicago I.B.M. and S.A.M. Magic Show - Neil Foster
9. Eddie's Miracle Rollers - Eddie Joseph
14. Academy of Magical Arts Awards
15. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • reviews
      • Colour Tape - Johnny Ould
      • The Sikari Hand Flash Pot - Johnny Ould
      • The Sikari Shooting Wand - Johnny Ould
      • The...

January 2001 - December 2001
Richard Kaufman, Editor

1096 pages

1. Genii - Volume 64, Number 1 - January 2001 - 96 pages
1. Cover - Millennium Reflections
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
14. Messages
    • David Regal
    • Rick Green
    • Steve Rogers
    • Dan Waldron
    • George Weiss
    • Gregg Webb
15. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
16. A Warlock Goes to Salem - Elizabeth Warlock
20. Millennium Reflections
    20. Letting Loose the Light - Jon Racherbaumer
        • Prologue
        • One
        • Two
        • Three
        • Four
    21. Millennium...

Here is the complete file of Pabular, one of the most remarkable and influential magazines ever published.

Pabular was first published in 1974 by Nick Bolton and ran for just over eight exciting volumes. It is probably the finest ever British close-up magazine to be published. It was mainly edited by the well-respected Fred Robinson (later by Walt Lees and Stephen Tucker) and the art editor throughout was Eric Mason.

The first effect in the magazine was by Roy Walton and contributors include: Jack Avis, Gaeton Bloom, John Carney, Tony Corinda, Ted Danson, Will Dexter, Bob Driebeek, Shiv Duggal, Peter Duffie, Alex Elmsley, Dominique Duvivier, Cy Endfield, Bob Farmer, Flip, Piet Forton,...

September 1957 - August 1958
William Larsen, Jr., Geraldine Larsen-Baker, Milton Page Larsen, Dorothy Larsen Editors

461 pages (3 double pages) and 2 duplicated page numbers

1. Genii - Volume 22, Number 1 - September 1957 - 40 pages
1. Cover - Mr. and Mrs. Art dvthesource
3. In This Issue - contents
6. Letters
6. Magic Diaper Dialogue - humor - Jack Lloyd
9. The Genii Speaks - W.W.L. (Jr)
   • Geraldine Larsen marries Art Baker
   • No Riddle to Bagley-Biddle
   • Larsen-Mulholland Code
10. Ken Allen's Egg in Paper Plus Contest Winner
    • Lolli-Pop - John Hamilton
    • Salt of the Sea - John Hamilton ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

637 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 5, Number 1 - January 1965 - 48 pages
1. Cover - Walter Zaney Blaney and Joyce
1. Contents
2. Cover Portrait - Walter Zaney Blaney - by Dave Hoy
3. Magic on Today - Neil Foster
4. The Al Wheatley [Chop Chop] I Knew - Jay Marshall
5. Final Curtain
   • Edward M. Massey
6. The Collector's Page - photo - Cardini
7. Entre Nous - Dorny (Werner Dornfield)
8. Final Curtain
   • Milt Levy
8. Toots from the Calliope - L. E. Roba Collins
9. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
9. Poet's Corner - Marie Dornfield
   • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ...