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1. ...Boston Items - news

369. Mahatma - Volume III, Number XII - June 1900 - 8 pages
369. J. Witt Dougherty - photo & cover story
370. Expóses - article
371. Two Great Magicians: Carl and Alexander Herrmann - An Adventure in Russia - Carl Herrmann - continued
372. Notes From England - news
372. An Effective Card Trick - Alfred Owen Clark
372. Thimble and Paper Cone - Ellis Stanyon
373. Egg Production Extraordinary - Prof. C.B. Cave
373. "New Card Rise" - Elliott
373. A Unique Card Experiment - C.H. Hall
373. The Penetrative Coin: 3 Methods
374. Notes and Queries - news

From the introduction by Lewis Ganson:

• Foreword
• Yrutnec Hteitnewt
• Coin Materialisation
• The Coins Disappear
• Ring Penetration
• The Patriotic Change
• The Inca Ring
• Two Colour Production Tube
• Two In One
• Riffle Rice
• A Ribbon Mystery
• The Dove Mat Illusion
• The Travelling Flame
• Thimble Penetration
• Mr. Rabbit
• A Stacked Deck
• Kleenex Production
• Looped Rope Through Neck
• Rope Through Neck
• Silk Chain
• Production Of A Silk
• The Dancing Rings And Umbrella Finale

Classic routines with coins, bank notes, cigarettes, thimbles, and cards by the amazing Al Koran & and the ingenious Jack Lamonte.

Including Koran's amazing Miracle Card Stab.

1st edition 1947; reprinted 1987; digital edition 2010; original 66 pages; PDF 44 pages.

Table of Contents

3. CONTENTS
4. PREFACE
5. Amazement with Money
6. - THE "LAST-WORD" NOTE ROUTINE
10. - THE MASTER "SILVER AND COPPER" ROUTINE
14. - THE MASTER "CLOSE-UP" COIN VANISH
16. Cigarette Sorcery
17. - PERFECT CIG-SWITCH
19. - THE CHAPEAU CIGARETTES
21. - CIG SUSPENSION
23. Thimble Amazement
24. - THE MASTER MOVE
26. - THE "PINCH" HIGH SPEED VISIBLE VANISH ...

29. advertisements
31. Meet - - Fred Kaps
31. Contents
32. Editor's Page - Max Andrews
33. The Last of the Ten Ichis - interview in Breda, Holland, by Max Andrews
35. Coronation Topicalities - Eric P. Wilson
36. Think of a Hole - Edmund Rowland
37. A Variation on the Penetrating Thimble - D. O. Walkinshaw
38. The Magic Circle Annual Banquet, Cabaret and Dance - report
40. Yet Another Magic Salesman Act - series by Billy McComb
41. The Vampire Club "Pro Bono Magico" - report by "Buck"
42. Almost in Confidence - series by Victor Farelli
    • David Devant's Rope Trick
45. Entertaining...

1. ...Northern Magic Circle - information and report
80. advertisements

Volume 5, Number 4, July, 1956, 20 numbered pages without covers

85. advertisements
87. Meet - - Serl Taunt
87. Contents
88. Editor's Page - Max Andrews
88. correspondence
89. Don't Miss This! - Shatter Your Audience - G. N. Rhodes
90. Sleights, Moves & Subterfuges - series by Eddie Joseph
    • Thimble Trickery
93. The Vampire Club - report by "Buck"
94. Cyro's Pearls - Being Gems from His Collection - series by Cyro
    • The Rapid Rabbit Production
95. Pasteboard Prangers - series by Peter A. McDonald
    • No. 4 - All Fair Mental Speller
96. Comedy is My Business - series by Johnny Geddes
    • Fun...

A collection of gags, laugh lines, one-liners, and bits classified to cover all kinds of situations. Including a series of three articles on the task of the compere. An ebook for all who entertain with magic.

• Publisher's Introduction
• Part One: Notice To Quip
  • Cards
  • Ropes
  • Cigarettes Etc. ...

• ...
  • ...
    • ...Interludes
    • Lighted Cigarettes from Air
    • Routine with Dummies
    • Routine
• X. Cigar Conjurations
  • Faked Cigars
  • Sleights
    • Vertical Vanish
    • Horizontal Vanish
    • Roll Vanish
    • Vest Vanish
    • Prepared Cigar
    • Cigar Chase
  • Tricks
    • Swallowing a Cigar
    • Purse Production
    • Multiplication
    • Routine
• XI. Thimble Thaumaturgy
  • Materials
  • Sleights
    • Thumb Grip
    • Regular Palm
    • Finger Pinches
    • Transfers
      • Front to Back Pinch
      • Thumb Grip to Rear Pinch
    • Vanishes
      • Forefinger Tip (three methods)
      • Into the Mouth
      • Pretended Throws (three methods)
    • Reproductions
      • First and Second Fingers
      • Third and...

This is the sequel to Slow Sleights and again includes a variety of moves for billiard balls, cards, thimbles, silks and cigarettes.

• Preface
• A Billiard Ball Flourish
• Third-Finger Vanish
• The Improved Ball Twist-Over
• The Finger-Clip Ball Vanish
• One-Handed Colour Change
• The Improved Drop Vanish
• The Perfect False Count
• The Invisible Card Change
• The Mysterious Twelve
• A Neat Thimble Vanish
• The “Sudden" Thimble Vanish
• A Little-Finger Vanish
• Thimble Through The Hand
• The Elusive Handkerchief Thimble
• A Thimble Vanish From Handkerchief
• A Thimble Constantly Passes From Hand To Hand
• A Twist-Over...

• ...
  • ...
  • An Effective Vanish And Recovery
  • A Comedy Ball Move
  • A "Passe-Passe" Billiard Ball Effect
• CHAPTER VII. CIGAR SECTION
  • Production Of Cigars From A Purse
  • Series Of Sleights And Moves For The Production Of Four Cigars
• CHAPTER VIII. MISCELLANEOUS SECTION
  • A Vanishing Glove Effect
  • The "Pop" Thimble Vanish
  • An Original Coin Production
  • The "Rainbow" Penknife
  • A "Matter-Thro'-Matter" Penknife Effect
  • An Impromptu Knife And Salt Trick
  • The Flying Salt
• A WORD ON TABLES

1st edition 1942, 1st digital edition 2016, 122 pages.

• ...
  • ...
  • An Effective Vanish And Recovery
  • A Comedy Ball Move
  • A "Passe-Passe" Billiard Ball Effect
• CHAPTER VII. CIGAR SECTION
  • Production Of Cigars From A Purse
  • Series Of Sleights And Moves For The Production Of Four Cigars
• CHAPTER VIII. MISCELLANEOUS SECTION
  • A Vanishing Glove Effect
  • The "Pop" Thimble Vanish
  • An Original Coin Production
  • The "Rainbow" Penknife
  • A "Matter-Thro'-Matter" Penknife Effect
  • An Impromptu Knife And Salt Trick
  • The Flying Salt
• A WORD ON TABLES

1st edition 1942.

KNIFE THRU COAT WITH NEW VARIATIONS. Berland revisits one of his favorite effects that, with this presentation, becomes a platform sensation.

DOUBLE SHOT VANISH. Two liquid-filled shot glasses vanish from your hands and leaves them gasping.

IMPROMPTU THIMBLE PRODUCTION. Produce a metal thimble on each finger without any gimmicks. Every trick is expertly illustrated by Thomas Libonati. This is an ebook that clearly and carefully teaches every trick. These are miracles that you will be proud to perform.

"This Knife Through Coat method is brilliant....

• ...Vintage Transposition / Dr. Kicholls Harley
• King's Mate / Jack Avis
• The Great Darnell

• Just Call Your Number / Maurice Fogel
• The Homing Card / Dr. Nicholls Harley
• Banknote in Cigarette / Irv Weiner
• An Unusual Card Force / Remo Inzani
• A Simple World / Arthur Setterington
• Siems

• Special Convention Number
• Giant Thimble-Rig / Lewis Ganson
• Millionaire's Book-Test / Ian Adair
• Digital Divination / Arthur Carter
• Kings Mate 3 / Arthur Carter
• The Spider / George Blake
• The Year Ends / Ken de Courcy
• Sherlock Holmes Rides Again / Ken de Courcy
• Mr. Frederick Culpitt

• Top Ten / Ali Bongo
• Ringing...

• ... / Peter Warlock
• How Ellis Would Have Coped / Peter Warlock
• Cutting a Rope / Warren Stephens
• The Melting Ring / Marconick
• Jacob's Elevator / Hans Trixer
• The Columbus Telescope / Arthur Setterington
• Bernard - the limit in Card Manipulation

• Stamp-Alism / Ian Adair
• Chameleon Thimble / John Alborough
• The Incredible Stab / Bob Driebeek
• The New Intruder / Jack Avis
• Handy Bandy - at the Coliseum

• Ingenious Billet Box / Robert Harbin, Ian Adair
• Annemann Interlude / Gustave Southall
• Math Murder / Phil Goldstein
• Open Intruder / Alex Elmsley
• Boxed / Frank...

No. 1

• Pentamonition / Phil Goldstein
• Murder by Suggestion / Lyndon B. Wainwright
• Esplate / Peter Warlock
• Aces for Connoisseurs Again / H. Nicholls Harley
• Early Stewart James Famous Folk Test
• Thanks to Stewart James / Peter Warlock

• Poor Man's Fred / Jack Avis
• Let's Choose A Word...

No. 1

• Thoughts on Take Three / Jack Avis
• Adair Devils / Ian Adair
• Quick Turnover / James Douglas
• Mirror Thought Again / Peter Warlock
• Aces - Red or Blue / Francis Haxton
• Pentachoice / Peter Warlock
• Sympathy in Red / Peter Warlock

• Forklift / Ken de Courcy
• Adair Devils: Crossed...

• ... / Cliff Osman
• I Love Suzy / Jean Poisson
• William the Conqueror / Ken Robinson (D'Ya Ken)
• William G. Stickland: Some recollections / Donald G. Crombie
• Triple Die-Ception / Arthur Carter
• Dice in Collusion Extraordinary / Paul Flory
• Alternative Salt Pour / Will Ayling

• The Miracle Thimble Production / John Alborough
• Sherlock Holmes Strikes Again / Arthur Setterington
• The Just Chance Polo Mint Trick / Jack Lowen
• The Spider's Touch Divines / Jon Racherbaumer
• Changeable / Francis Haxton
• Rubik-Prediction / Ian Adair
• The Magic Cat / Ron Bishop

• Peter Warlock...

No. 1

• Peter Warlock Tribute Issues
• Arithmomancy / L. De Bevere
• Palette Blendo / Michael Symes
• The Ultimate 3 Card Prediction / Dr. Nicholls Harley
• A Christianer Conception / Nicholls Harley
• The New Perfect Matching / Paul Flory
• A Tune for Peter Warlock / Stanton Carlisle
• Hidden Identity...

• ... Warlock
• ESP Calling Card / Ray Hafler

• The Cards Tell All! / Oscar Paulson
• Ropes - Blend / Arthur Setterington
• Rapport / Sam Dalal
• Magic Pure and Simple (continued) Peter Warlock
• Early Koran No. 6. The Perfection Do as I Do

• Television Mental Test / Alan Shaxon
• Thimble Through / Peter Warlock
• Another Card ... Another Number / Leslie May
• Sure Sign / Leslie May
• On Location / Arthur Setterington
• Magic, Pure and Simple (continued) / Peter Warlock

• Dai the Spook / Hubert Roberts
• The Merlin Handicap / E. Malcolm Davison
• Magic, Pure and Simple...

• ... up, face down all the way through.
• RED VERSUS WHITE (Peter Warlock): This is a transposition effect using two balls, say one red and one white. Involves a cup and some sleight of hand. Neat effect.
• VINTAGE TRANSPOSITION (Nicholls Harley): Two freely selected cards change their positions.
• GIANT THIMBLE (Lewis Ganson): A very strong and entertaining routine using a miniature chop cup (or any chop cup as a matter of fact), in many phases.
• DIGITAL DIVINATION (Arthur Carter): A very strong prediction using a deck of cards where, after a deal, you predict how many cards the spectator holds. ...

• ... 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.

1. ... Congress - Benjamin J. Kleinman
38. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Starting In Magic (Part Eight of a Series)
    • Magician of the Month - Steve Rodman
39. A New Star is Born
    • Miss Shelly Annette Fisher to Mr. & Mrs. Duane Fisher
40. Duke's Crazy Page - Duke Stern
    • Thimble Through Hand Routine - Bob Rydeen
41. Mentalism and Things Psychic - Bob Nelson
42. photos - The New Houdinys - Star Attraction, Tower Circus, Blackpool, England
43. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
44. Gospel Magic - Rev. Robert E. Olson
    • A Lively Lemon
    • Foo Can or Escaping from Egypt
45. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
47. Selling Safety Magic - Walter Wilson
    • Professor's Nightmare - Tommy Windsor
48. Final Curtain
    • Al Snyder - by Tommy Windsor
49. Tops Sends Get-Well Wishes To
    • Sam Sterns
49. Ken Griffin Recovers - by Roberta Griffin
49. Poetess' Corner - Marie...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

657 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 12, Number 1 - January 1972 - 52 pages
1. Cover - James Hagy
5. Contents
6. Cover Portrait - James Hagy - by Neil Foster
7. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
   • Color Prediction with Three Spectators
8. Gospel Magic...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

621 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 17, Number 1 - January 1977 - 60 pages
1. Cover - Richard & Maria Suey
9. Abbott's Magic Talent Contest
9. Contents
10. Cover Portrait - Richard & Maria Suey - by Neil Foster
12. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and...