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The Sphinx Volume 36 (Mar 1937 - Feb 1938)John Mulholland
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VOLUME 36 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1937 | |
Le Paul. | 4 |
Charlie Leedy's Patter Lines. | 4 |
Magical Maxims. By S. H. Sharpe. | 4 |
Miracles For Sale. | 4 |
The Lightning Bird. By Keith Clark. | 5 |
Ghost Eyes. By Jack McMillen and Judson Brown. | 6 |
Further Ideas. By Jacques Morintell. | 6 |
Ribbons and Bouquet. By J. Brown. | 7 |
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The Sphinx Volume 38 (Mar 1939 - Feb 1940)John Mulholland
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VOLUME 38 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1939 | |
Harry Kellar. By Nate Leipzig. | 4 |
Three Conventions. | 4 |
Charlie Leedy's Patter Lines. | 4 |
From Letters to the Editor. | 4 |
Kellar's Magic. By Elmer P. Ransom. | 5 |
Harry Kellar. By Harry Houdini. | 6 |
What I Learned From Kellar. By Grant Stuart. | 6 |
"I Met Kellar" By Dorny. | 7 |
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The Magic Wand Volume 8 (Mar 1919 - Feb 1920)George Johnson... - ...
- ... magazine
- The Magician - June 1919 magazine
- The Sphinx - June 1919 magazine
- The Magic Circular - magazine
- Paper Ball and Silk Transformation - S. H. Sharpe
- A Lightning Eggscape - effect by Tony Wilson
- The Wiles of Showland - carnival games by "Gordon" The Canadian Showman
- A New Thimble Move - Naunton Wayne
- Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
- Other Worlds to Conquer - article by G. A. Jenness
- Programmes - show reviews
- The Great Raymond at the Empire, Islington
- "Satan" at the Palace, Batetersea
- A Court Scandal - effect by Dorian
- Northern Magical Society - club news
- Jules Danby's "Spirit" Wand - prop
- Do the Public Care...
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Magigram Volume 11 (Sep 1978 - Aug 1979)Supreme-Magic-CompanyThe 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.
- Volume 11, Number 1, September, 1978, 72 unnumbered pages - Kelly's Eye [British Bingo slang for one]
- advertisements
- Let's Face It - editorial by Ken de...
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New Pentagram Magazine: 10 Tricks from Volume 5Aldo Colombini... - ... You produce two red Jacks. When you attempt to produce the two black Jacks two red Jacks again will appear. Finally, the four Jacks change into the four Aces.
- ROPES-BLEND (Arthur Setterington): Three ropes, one red, one blue and one yellow, blend together into a large loop of colored rope.
- THIMBLE THROUGH (Peter Warlock): A very straightforward penetration of a handkerchief by a thimble, one thimble only being used.
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Magigram: 10 effects from volume 7Aldo Colombini... - ... cards and when the two packets are spread they contain the same amount of face-up cards.
- BOLT-HOLE (Ken de Courcy): A Joker is placed inside a card case. A card is selected. Now a great transposition occurs: The Joker appears where the selected card was and the selection appears inside the case.
- THIMBLE, CHOPSTICK AND SILK (Michael Symes): A series of three penetrations using the mentioned objects. A thimble penetrates through a silk. Again the thimble penetrates the silk using the chopstick and finally, the chopstick penetrates through the silk.
- SWIVELLEROO PLUS (David Britland): A fancy...
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Hugard's Magic Monthly Volume 12 (Jun 1954 - May 1955)Jean Hugard... - ... Lamarque
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Methods for Miracles - Willane, editor
- #10 Victor's Billiard Ball Manipulation - Edward Victor
- #11 Victor's Basic Cigarette Manipulation - Edward Victor
- #12 Victor's Coin Manipulation - Edward Victor
- #13 Victor's Thimble Manipulation - Edward Victor
- #14 Victor's Card Manipulation - Edward Victor
- An Okito Classic - The Coin Box - Tom Rainey, editor
- First Call to Cards - Stewart James
- 25 Rice Bowl Methods - Winston H. Freer
- Card Climax - Henry J. Bihari
- Shadow Magic
- Milbourne Christopher's...
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Genii Volume 07 (Sep 1942 - Aug 1943)William W. LarsenSeptember 1942 - August 1943
Including S.A.M. and M-U-M pages - and Magigals
Mr. & Mrs. William W. Larsen, Editors
432 pages
- Genii - Volume 7, Number 1 - September 1942 - 32 pages
- Cover - Floyd and Jennie Thayer
- Floyd and Jennie Thayer - biographical notes
- Genii Speaks - editorial comments
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Genii Volume 14 (Sep 1949 - Aug 1950)William W. Larsen... - ... Hull - biographical sketch
- Members of San Jose Mystic Thirteen
- Towns' Teen Topics - Glen E. Towns, editor
- Ralph Wendell Calvert
- New Card Star
- cartoon
- Paper and Ink - Dariel Fitzkee
- The Art of Body Loading and Productions - Eddie Joseph
- The Linking Ring, February
- Thimble Notes - new magazine
- Phoenix No. 197
- Abracadabra Nos. 209-211
- Pentagram, December
- The Wizard, December
- Sphinx, February
- Results of the Genii-Orben Poll - Robert Orben
- Notes From The Magicians Guild - Walter Gibson
- A Houdini Escape - Edward Saint & Mrs. Harry Houdini
- Be Careful of Television - It Can Hurt You - Burling Volta Hull
- Hecklers Are Made ... Not Born - Opinion - Felix Korim
- cartoon
- First Combined Convention - Chicago...
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Tops Volume 7 (1942)Percy AbbottJanuary 1942 - December 1942
Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor
413 pages
- The "Tops" - Volume 7, Number 1 - January 1942 - 36 pages
- Cover - Sid Lorraine
- With the Editor
- Contents
- The Facts of Life in the case of Sid Lorraine
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Tops Volume 16 (1951)Percy Abbott... - ... Question - Percy Abbott
- The Comet Trick Revamped - George F. Wright
- The Little Red House - J. F. James
- Yank-Ho Razor Trick - Demon Rembrandt
- Tops! - re: circulation - The Editor
- Ventriloquist Cliff Gest Makes Hit in U.S. - Robert E. Hair
- re: Vernon Carr
- The Penetrating Ring - Joe Harris
- Thimble Vanish Gimmick
- Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
- Soot Sorcery
- The Profile - Effect 1
- Addition - Effect 2
- Designs - Effect 3
- Card in Soot - Effect 4
- Revelation - Effect 5
- Present Company Included - Effect 6
- The Spirit Writes - Effect 7
- Effect 8
- The Kalanag Show
- Colon...
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Tops Volume 21 (1956)Percy AbbottJanuary 1956 - December 1956
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor
389 pages
- The "Tops" - Volume 21, Number 1 - January 1956 - 32 pages
- With the Editor - Mel
- Contents
- Bank Night Supreme - Roxy
- Aero Silks - Bert Douglas
- Another Thumb Tie
- Patter and Presentation
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Magic Magazine 1999Stan AllenVolume 8, Number 5 - Volume 9 Number 4
January 1999 - December 1999
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor
1490 pages
- Magic - Volume 8, Number 5 - January 1999 - 132 pages
- Cover - The Century
- Contents
- From the Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters
- Inside Magic
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Gamblers' Tricks With Cards Exposed and ExplainedJonathan H. GreenThis is an unusual mix of contents including magic card tricks, card games and how gamblers cheat at those games, other swindles and scams, a section on dice and cheating at dice games, as well as moralizing against the evils of gambling.
Jonathan H. Green was a reformed gambler, who made a career... | $8 to wish listPDF |
Games and Tricks with CardsJonathan H. Green
You will find here card tricks, cheating exposes, card games, and gambling stories.
A later expanded version of this book was published under the title Gamblers' Tricks With Cards Exposed and Explained.
- Chapter I
- Invention Of Cards
- Mysterious Trick Of Thirty Six Cards; Telling The Card...
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The Magical WorldMax Sterling... - ... Master Magicians. Twin City Magicians
- Howard Thurston Stories
Volume 1, Number 15 (February 8th, 1911)
- Much Ado About Nothing
- New York Magical Notes
- What Others Are Doing - Ionia
- Practical Magic - A Coin-Producing Fan
- Cards - Variation of Cards in Pocket
- For Beginners - Useful Thimble Moves. An Easy Coin Reproduction
- In Open Council - Levitation of a Card. Card Specialising
- Whereabouts This Week
- Magical Societies: Order of the Magi
- Current Literature
Volume 1, Number 16 (February 15th, 1911)
- What the Year Holds
- New York Magical Notes
- What Others Are Doing...
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Genii Volume 77 (2014)Richard Kaufman... - ...
- ... - Ring Rope Rose
- online video file available - Peter Samelson - The Bride
- online video file available - Peter Samelson - Getting Absorbed in the Times
- online video file available - Buster Keaton
- Influences - Peter Samelson
- Magic - Peter Samelson - Mimetic Slo-Mo Show'n Vanish
Thimble
- Light from the Lamp - Reviews
- Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
- The Skinner Tapes (3-disc set) - Michael Skinner
- Mr. Electric Unplugged = Marvyn Roy
- The Heinous Collection, Volumes 1-3 - Karl Hein
- Books Reviewed by David Britland
- Calculated chaos - Chris Westfall
- True Mysteries II - Fraser Parker & Gavin P'Rourke-Soccorso
- Close Culls - Harapan Ong
- Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
- Wallet Weapon - Lloyd Barnes
- Blind Date - Stephen Leathwaite
- Spontaneous Combustion - Geronimo Granell
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Card Sharping ExposedJean Eugene Robert-Houdin & Professor Hoffmann ... I read this one, by Houdin and translated by Prof. Hoffman, which I now feel came before the Maskelyne book, and which is even more well written. It starts with some storytelling about the world of the crooked gamblers and swindlers, and then tells some info I never read before about details on thimble rigging. But then, it segues into the telling of the life story of the man who served as Houdin's source of information about cheating at cards. The entire subculture of the gangs of crooked gamblers is explored in great detail. A whole event is set up with crooks acting out the roles of other... | ★★★★★ $12 to wish listPDF |
The Sphinx Volume 2 (Mar 1903 - Feb 1904)Inez Vernelo
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VOLUME 2 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1903 | 1 |
Chicago, Mar. 15, 1903 | 2 |
The Magician of the Month Ching Ling Soo | 3 |
Why It Was by Xavier | 3 |
An Interesting Letter T. Nelson Downs | 3 |
Novel Sleights | 4 |
- Modern Thimble Manipulation By Lee Stewart | 4 |
- An Original Cigarette Trick Merle F. Willis | 4 |
- New Vanishing Canary Mora | 4 |
- Rice and Handkerchief Trick Prof. McIntosh | 4 |
- An Old Kite With A New Tail Louis N. Miller | 4 |
- Novel Egg Sleight Lawrence Stone | 4 |
Stories Retold A Magician Among Aborigines | 5 |
Ninty On The Dollar | 5 |
Magic and Magicians Ellison Library | 5 |
Our Letter Box | 6 |
Magicians Doings | 7 |
- Chicago | 7 |
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The Sphinx Volume 9 (Mar 1910 - Feb 1911)Albert M. Wilson... Loaf Of Bread And Watch Trick By Prof. Robt. Gifford | 113 |
An Easy Method Of Vanishing And Reappearing Three Chosen Cards By De Bon | 113 |
Same Trick Cartoon | 114 |
Card Palming By Louis Archer | 114 |
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NO. 6: AUGUST 1910 | 121 |
Joseph Dunninger Bio | 123 |
A Wand And Hat Trick by The Mysterious Dunninger | 123 |
New Thimble Color Change By De Vega | 123 |
The World Of Magic | 124 |
- Echoes From Beanville Hal Olver | 125 |
- Hartford, Conn. Notes P.N. Ring | 125 |
- Mystico's Notes | 125 |
- New York Notes F. J. Martinka | 126 |
- S.A.M. Report R. Van Dien | 126 |
Fanning The King By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 127 |
The New Phantom Card Trick... |
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The Sphinx Volume 23 (Mar 1924 - Feb 1925)Albert M. Wilson... 130 |
Devil's Ladder Variations. By Pagmar. | 130 |
Coin In Ball of Wool, A Little Different. By Walter Wilson, Jr. | 130 |
A Card and Handkerchief Change, Introducing the Mirror Glass and the Nickel Plated Card Box. By Russell The Magician. | 131 |
Hint for the Egg Bag. By Walter Wilson, Jr. | 131 |
The Penetrating Thimble (one Thimble). By Samuel Miller. | 131 |
Knew He Must Be No. 2. | 131 |
Queen City Mysticisms. The Levassor Rising Cards. By Louis E. Levassor. | 131 |
Fairy Hailstones. By William Larsen, Jr. | 132 |
The Elusive Coin. By Murray A. Sumner. | 132 |
Fathers Know. | 132 |
"A Mysterious Flight". By Wilfred Huggins. | 133... |
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The Sphinx Volume 27 (Mar 1928 - Feb 1929)Albert M. Wilson... the Rope. | 75 |
- The Silken Dagger. | 75 |
- The Challenge Knife Penetration. | 76 |
The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen, Jr., and T. Page Wright. | 78 |
- So Say the Editors. | 78 |
- On With the Show. | 78 |
- The Cards Transposed. By Eugene Laurant. | 78 |
- "Smoko" - As I Do It. By J. C. Walter. | 78 |
- A Thimble Penetration. By Floyd Tester. | 79 |
- A Card Rising Wand. By Ford I. Beebe, Jr. | 79 |
- Loaded Dice. By P. D. Wyman. | 79 |
- Interchange. By Lloyd R. Conrad. | 79 |
- Mr. Magic's Twin Girls. By Lloyd R. Conrad. | 79 |
- Wrapping the Silks. By T. Page Wright. | 80 |
- "You See It Is Empty" By Wm. Larsen, Jr. | 80... |
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The Sphinx Volume 48 (Mar 1949 - Feb 1950)John Mulholland
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VOLUME 48 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1949 | |
The Cover. | 4 |
Magic in Print: Cyclopedia of Magic. Controlled Miracles. Thanks to Leipzig! John Ramsay's Routines With Cups and Balls. The Card Wizard. Blackstone's Tricks Anyone Can Do. Deux Conferences Sur La Prestidigitation. | 4 |
Card in the Jug. By Geo. Johnstone. | 5 |
Sorcar's Dictionary Trick. By P. C. Sorcar. | 6 |
"Come Black". By John Giordmaine. | 7 |
Three From Five is Nothing. By George DeMott. | 8 |
Exchanging the Pack. By Arthur Buckley. | 9 |
My Innocent Thimble "Pull". By Carlos H. Colombi. | 10 |
The Taming of the Shmoo. By Peter Van Note (With Eric Weinberger). | 10... | | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Stanyon's Magic Magazine Volume 4 (Oct 1903 - Sep 1904)Ellis StanyonOctober 1903 - September 1904
116 pages
- Magic - Volume IV, Number 1 - October 1903 - 16 pages
- Modern Magicians - biography/review - W. D. Le Roy (Boston)
- Facsimile from Mr. Stanyon's Portfolio
- Magic - announcements and offers
- Editorial
- Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
- Illusion
- Metempsychosis Double-Extraordinary
- The Wonderful Floating Card, in Combination with an Anti-Spiritualistic Trick
- Soap Bubble Tricks
- Paper Tearing - Ellis Stanyon (continued)
- The Great Triple Tearing Feat
- Torn Design Changed to Confetti
- Thimble Rigging - by One of...
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