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(St. Louis, Missouri: 3rd September 1927 - 5th December 2000)
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).... | |
Something ElseCameron FrancisA 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...
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Hugard's Magic Monthly Volume 19 (Sep 1961 - Aug 1962)Fred Braue & Blanca López Volume XIX (September 1961 - August 1962), Fred Braue & Blanca López, editors
144 pages
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIX, Number 1 & 2 - September & October 1961 - 12 pages
- Two-Card Reverse - Harry Lorayne
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Here and There
- Christopher
- News and Notes
- Books to Come
- Bits and Pieces
- That Gimmicked Issue - comment about the previous issue
- Old-Timers' Delight - F.B.
- The Flying Card - Jay Bedsworth
- Potpourri for Card Fanciers
- Under Foot - Al Thompson
- Blue-Eyed Cards - Art Lyle
- Rub-A-Dub-Dub Jr. - Gerald Kosky
- Reverse &...
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Club 71: 2004Geoff Maltby
Issue 151
- Magical News and reviews around the world
- More Television magic and Walt discusses it
- Henrique and a friendly council worker with a historic magical interest
- Letters Brickbats, bouquets and observations
- and the tale of a snotty, salty son
- Magic event diary. Put your society on the map
- Jim Breedon and the Spider and the Fly
- Basic card technique continues with the Jordan/Siva count
- Stephen Tucker must be dealing from a dodgy deck ... the 15 of clubs
- Ian Adair with his Wallaby Wands
- Barrie Richardson revisits the Mount Kenya Paradox
- Bob Ostin is recounting the spots on...
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New Tops Volume 29 (1989)Gordon MillerGreg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor
673 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 29, Number 1 - January 1989 - 56 pages
- Cover - Geoffrey Hansen
- Contents
- Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
- miscellaneous
- Seance - new magazine
- Current Comedy
- Morrissey Magic Ltd. - catalog
- Perfect Magic - catalog
- Books, Tricks, and Things I've Seen
- My Latest Book - Karrell Fox
- package of mailing pieces - Irv Weiner
- Bizarre with Maskelyne ye Mage - Tony Andruzzi - Video tape
- Conjurer's Psychological Secrets - S.H. Sharpe
- Signed Bill...
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New Tops Volume 32 (1992)Gordon MillerGreg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor
661 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 32, Number 1 - January 1992 - 56 pages
- Cover - Carter the Great (poster)
- Contents
- 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...
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New Tops Volume 33 (1993)Gordon MillerGreg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor
677 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 33, Number 1 - January 1993 - 52 pages
- Cover - Hal Diamond
- Contents
- Cover Story - re: Hal Diamond
- Men of Magic - Robert Olson
- Magic - Madness and Merriment - Dean Montalbano
- Goldi-Bear and the 36 Locks
- Riddle Rebus - Ed Harris
- Clowning with Dune Buggy [Col. Jim Russell]
- Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
- cartoon - Chalk Talk - Ed Harris
- Vent Views - Bill Boley
- Subject: Illusions - David Seebach
- Pets 'N Prestidigitation - Hal Diamond
- Comic Trickartoon...
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New Tops Volume 34 (1994)Gordon MillerGreg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor
729 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 34, Number 1 - January 1994 - 56 pages
- Cover - "Obie" O'Brien
- Contents
- Geoffrey Hansen's Magic Quiz
- Counter Intelligence - reviews
- Out Of This Galaxy - Tom Daugherty
- Misdirection Seque - Tom Daugherty
- Utterly Blown Away - Tom Daugherty
- But Four Wrongs Do! - Tom Daugherty
- The Sefalaljia Twins - Tom Daugherty
- Camera Magic - The Magician's Guide To Exceptional Publicity Photos - Anne White
- Mark Allen's 1994 Catalog
- Abracadabra - weekly
- The Quest For The Ultimate Secret - Bob...
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Hugard's Magic Monthly Volume 15 (Jun 1957 - May 1958)Jean HugardVolume 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.
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XV, Number 1 - June 1957 - 12 pages
- Card-Coin Liaison - Jean Hugard
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- S.A.M. Convention
- Thursday Night
- Friday Night
- Saturday Night
- Sidelights
- Festival of Magic
- TV Topics
- Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
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New Tops Volume 1 (1961)Neil FosterJanuary 1961 - December 1961
Abbott's Magic Manufacturing Company
Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor
591 pages
- Pre-Publication Advertising sheet
- The New Tops - Volume 1, Number 1 - January 1961 - 56 pages
- Cover - Sid Lorraine
- Cover Portrait - Sid Lorraine
- Contents
- Sketch of Percy Abbott
- In Memoriam - re: Percy Abbott - 1886-1960
- Gone, But Never Forgotten ... Howard Melson - by Gene Gordon
- From the Editor's Desk - Neil Foster
- Doves Doves Doves - Jack LaWain
- Oriental Cabinets - W. W. Durbin
- Snap It - Mike Miller
- Tops & Bottoms - Don Alan
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New Tops Volume 5 (1965)Neil FosterRecil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor
637 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 5, Number 1 - January 1965 - 48 pages
- Cover - Walter Zaney Blaney and Joyce
- Contents
- Cover Portrait - Walter Zaney Blaney - by Dave Hoy
- Magic on Today - Neil Foster
- The Al Wheatley [Chop Chop] I Knew - Jay Marshall
- Final Curtain
- The Collector's Page - photo - Cardini
- Entre Nous - Dorny (Werner Dornfield)
- Final Curtain
- Toots from the Calliope - L. E. Roba Collins
- Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
- Poet's Corner - Marie Dornfield
- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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New Tops Volume 6 (1966)Neil FosterRecil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor
631 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 6, Number 1 - January 1966 - 56 pages
- Cover - Toreno & Guro
- Cover Portrait - Toreno & Guro - by Finn Huger
- From the Editor's Desk - Neil Foster
- Contents
- It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
- For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
- The Collector's Page - poster - Kar-Mi - Selma
- Entre Nous - Dorny (Werner Dornfield)
- Dear Professor - Prof. S. C. Uttlebutt
- Tops Photo Quiz & Answer to Last Month's Photo Quiz
- Poet's Corner - Marie Antoinette Dornfield
- Happiness ... Is Being...
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New Tops Volume 10 (1970)Neil FosterRecil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor
627 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 10, Number 1 - January 1970 - 56 pages
- Cover - Hans-Gerhard Stumpf
- Cover Portrait - Hans-Gerhard Stumpf - by Neil Foster
- Contents
- Wrist Turn Passes - Edward Marlo
- Let's Make a Date - re: Combined Chicago I.B.M. and S.A.M. Magic Show - Neil Foster
- Eddie's Miracle Rollers - Eddie Joseph
- Academy of Magical Arts Awards
- 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...
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New Tops Volume 11 (1971)Neil FosterRecil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor
657 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 11, Number 1 - January 1971 - 48 pages
- Cover - Eddie Joseph
- Contents
- Cover Portrait - The Josephs - Eddie and Sarah
- Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
- nutmeg grinder as cigarette holder - Paul Fishman
- It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
- Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
- A Prelude to Oil and Water
- Subject: Summer Resorts - Dave Seebach
- Gospel Magic - Rev. Robert E. Olson
- Squaring the Circle - David Sigaful
- Silk Caddy or A Changed Heart
- Sid Lorraine's...
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New Tops Volume 13 (1973)Neil FosterRecil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor
666 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 13, Number 1 - January 1973 - 52 pages
- Cover - Ed Mishell
- [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
- Contents
- Cover Portrait - Ed Mishell - by Leslie Guest
- On The Spot - Ed Mishell
- Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
- reviews
- Club 71 - now quarterly
- Mystics - to cease publication
- With The Dealers
- Robert Nelson [NC] - list
- Norm Osborn's Magical Trading Post
- Cube in a Tube - Arthur Setterington
- ring and string trick - Richard Durham
- Double Feature - Sid Lorraine
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New Tops Volume 16 (1976)Neil FosterRecil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor
639 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 16, Number 1 - January 1976 - 54 pages
- Cover - Kramien
- Magical Musings - Esther Francis Olson
- New Arrival
- Master Joseph Scott Bialek born to John and Carol Bialey
- Contents
- Cover Portrait - Stan Kramien & Co. - No Time for Nostalgia! - by Don Arthur
- Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
- Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
- Correction to "The 'Baby Hummer' Four-Ace Opener" - November, 1975 issue
- Five by Five Mental Effect
- This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
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New Tops Volume 19 (1979)Neil FosterRecil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor
593 pages
- The New Tops - Volume 19, Number 1 - January 1979 - 52 pages
- Cover - Marian Chavez
- Contents
- Cover Portrait - Marian Chavez - by Neil Foster
- It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
- Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
- The Battles of Hastings [re: 1978 British Ring Convention] - Bruce Posgate
- Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
- I would Say So - John J. Bogorae
- Sid Lorraine's Chatter - 40th - Sid Lorraine
- Browsing Among the New Books and Tricks
- Just for Laughs - Don Bridwell
- Magician at the Casino - Sam Dalal
- Climax Vision - Sam...
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PabularNick Bolton & Fred Robinson & Eric Mason 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,... | ★★★★★ $41 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
OsmosisPaul A. LelekisThis e-book is LOADED! There are 16 full routines with cards, bills, coins, ESP, food (a levitation), hilarious gags, comedy, science magic, and much, much more. There are many color photos explaining every move and videos of two different switches that you will love to perform.
Below is a preview:
2002 Simplicity Aces - An easy to do version of Elmsley and Jennings' killer classic. This is very direct and ends clean.
COMBO Bill Penetration and Bill Switch - You're going to love this hilarious 8 minute routine for close-up or cabaret. This routine plays very big and will get that applause.
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The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M.Paul LePaul & Bro. John Hamman 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...
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Genii Volume 62 (1999)Richard KaufmanJanuary 1999 - December 1999
Richard Kaufman, Editor
912 pages
- Genii - Volume 62, Number 1 - January 1999 - 72 pages
- Cover - William W. Larsen, Sr.
- Contents
- Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
- Where We've Been and Where We're Going
- Michael Skinner and the Death of the Art
- Speak to Genii and it Will Speak to You
- Messages
- Matthew Field
- Steve Bryant
- Bob Neale
- Bev Bergeron
- Bagdad
- Bond Kills by Card Tricks
- Sands of the Desert
- Hooray! Tasteful Magic Greeting Cards Now Available
- Interactions and Influences
- Masked Magician Voodoo Doll
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Genii Volume 64 (2001)Richard KaufmanJanuary 2001 - December 2001
Richard Kaufman, Editor
1096 pages
- Genii - Volume 64, Number 1 - January 2001 - 96 pages
- Cover - Millennium Reflections
- Contents
- Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
- Messages
- David Regal
- Rick Green
- Steve Rogers
- Dan Waldron
- George Weiss
- Gregg Webb
- Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
- Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
- A Warlock Goes to Salem - Elizabeth Warlock
- Millennium Reflections
- Letting Loose the Light - Jon Racherbaumer
- Prologue
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Millennium...
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Genii Volume 66 (2003)Richard KaufmanJanuary 2003 - December 2003
Richard Kaufman, Editor
1288 pages
- Genii - Volume 66, Number 1 - January 2003 - 112 pages
- Cover - The Magic Castle Turns 40 ... and We go to a Seancé
- Contents
- Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman Kurzweil
- David Copperfield's Project Magic - Arthur
- Ibiden & Aziz At Last - Max Maven & P. Howard Lyons
- Parallel Lyons - Max Maven
- Nine, Nine, Nine - Mel Stover
- Reading Between the Lyons - Max Maven
- On the Si Stebbins System - P. Howard Lyons
- Confusion - P. Howard Lyons
- That's What I Call Direct! - P. Howard Lyons
- The Bard and The Bible...
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Genii Volume 70 (2007)Richard KaufmanJanuary 2007 - December 2007
Richard Kaufman, Editor
1400 pages
- Genii - Volume 70, Number 1 - January 2007 - 120 pages - Free "Bruise" Enclosed from Creative Magic
- Cover - Tony Chapek
- Contents
- Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
- Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
- On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
- Magic: A Joking Matter?
- Is Magic and Infinite Game?
- Everybody has ADD
- There May Be More to Mitt-Reading Than Palms
- Cartoon - Rich Powell & Josh Mandel
- Max Maven's Monthly Inquisition
- The Genii Session - Roberto Giobbi
- Assemblage II - Continued from November...
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