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AMALGA - MATE: You remove a card from the deck and place it unseen into your pocket as a prediction. Two cards are now freely selected. The value of the first card and the suit of the second card are combined to give a new random card. This might be the Nine of Hearts. You remove the prediction card from your pocket. It is the Nine of Hearts.

JAGGED EDGE: A signed selection...

• The Compiler's Excuse
• "A Touching Trick"
• "Spotting the Winner"
• "A Card Catastrophe"
• "The Mystic Sunflower"
• "Guess!"
• "The Enchanted Fan"
• The Penetrative Pocket-knife
• "The Painted Skeleton"
• A New Principle for the "Four Aces," with marked Cards
• "Silk and Tissue"
• "An Episode in Three Reels"
• Effects with Billiard Balls
• "A Jar of Incense"
• A Card and Cigarette Paper Combination

1st edition 1922, 93 pages; PDF 50 pages.

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    • ...XI. A self-acting pump.
    • XII. Self-turning cross.
    • XIII. The sign of the cross.
    • XIV. To take away any middle object without touching it.
    • XV. Candles extinguished and lighted by pistol shots.
    • XVI. A shot at long range.
    • XVII. A trick upon ladies.
    • XVIII. Columbus outdone.
    • XIX. Incombustible paper.
    • XX. To change a knife blade from steel to copper.
    • XXI. The faces on the wall.
    • XXII. A leaky vessel.
    • XXIII. The magic bouquets.
    • Sympathetic Inks.
    • XXIV. How to eat a candle-end.
    • XXV. An amusing pleasantry.
    • XXVI. The inexplicable foundry.
    • XXVII. A liquid which shines in the dark.
    • XXVIII. How to turn over a...

1. ...
   • ... Openers
     • The Vanishing Wand
     • The Penetrating and Rising Wand
     • The Magnetic Wand
     • The Wand from Purse
30. Hand Made Magic - series by Edward Victor
    • Rainbow Fingertips - A Routine with Coloured Thimbles
    • Manipulator's Corner
      • An Invisible Pass
      • Pen-Knife Card Force
      • The Glimpse
33. Sheer Chance - Two Methods for this Popular Effect - Peter Cavour
34. A Modern Spectacular Illusion - The Shower Bath Illusion - Jay Palmer
36. In the Steps of Merlini - series by Arthur F. G. Carter
    • The Discovery of a Mentally Selected Card
      • A Simplified System of Edge Marking
      • The Presentation ...

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   1. ... Switch - Magic Christian
   733. Seven Coins - Magic Christian
   734. Face-Up Forcing - Magic Christian
   735. Impromptu Cigarette Routine - Magic Christian
   737. Cards and Currency - Magic Christian
   738. Chink A Chink Climax - Magic Christian
   740. The Walking Corks - Magic Christian
   740. Special Service for Flick-Knife - Magic Christian
   741. The Standing Card Gag - Magic Christian
   742. Card Deal Flourish - Magic Christian
   742. Coins and Cards - Magic Christian
   743. A Quickie with the "Squeakie" - Magic Christian
   744. Another Quickie with the "Squeakie" - Magic Christian
   744. Addresses of the Austrian Magic Societies
   745. Showpictures
747. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
     747. The Great Mystery of the Umbrella...

1. ... - Victor Farelli
   • Odin's Color Changing Silks (Three Variations)
   • The Original Odin Version
   • Production of an Extra Silk
   • Reversal
   • As a Vanish
   • Historical Notes
101. Solution to the "Thousand" Mystery
102. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
     • Keys (continued)
     • Knife, Pocket
     • Knife, Table
103. Magicana - bits of wisdom
104. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Second Generation of the Parent Assembly #1 S.A.M.
105. Patter - Cliff Green
105. The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli -...

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2. The Relation Of Magic To Other Sciences
3. The Principles Of Card Effects
4. Confidence And Enthusiasm
5. The Penetrating Ring; The Jumping Rubber Band; Thumb Tie With Rubber Band; The Japanese Thumb Tie
6. Cards That Pass In The Night; The Cards Up The Sleeve
7. The Regular Pass; The Card Stab; The X-Ray Knife; The Magnetic Knife
8. The Force; Producing A Card From A Whole Orange; The Card And The Banana; The Bewitched Banana
9. Guide To Card Positions; Various Principles Of Palming And Shifts; The Conjurer's Touch; A Mysterious Discovery; "Marvello"; Cards, Envelope, And Hat
10. "Tack It"; New Era Version Of Card Through Handkerchief; Three Cards Through The Handkerchief; Rising...

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     • ...
     • Genii, March & April
     • The Bat
     • Abracadabra
8. Nonplusso - George F. Wright
8. re: The International Juggler's Association
9. Halldane's Cigarette Case - I. W. Roberts
9. Allentown Magi's 6th Annual
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen
    • Funny Rubber Hand
    • Miracle Rope
    • Coin Pocket
    • Sponge Balls
    • Elusive Sphere and Fantastic Fan
    • Crystal Casket and Wonder Cylinder
    • Coffee Vase
11. Back to Kenton Party
11. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Douglas F. Ebocker
12. Chicago Magigals - Blanche Inglis
12. Battle Creek Magic Club
12. Charlie Larson Dies
12. Okito's Wife...

1. ... up the Curtain - J. F. Orrin [continued]
   • Section II - Effects with Cards and Coins [continued]
     • Coincidence
     • Money Flies
130. One Better - A Jardine Ellis Effect - Frank Staff
132. A Surprising Silk - T. Page Wright
133. Magic Letters - A. De Brett
134. The Cards, Pips, and Paper-Knife - A Giant Card Effect - Rupert Howard
136. A Nut and Lemon Effect - Tom Sellers
137. Milady's Vanity Bag - Oswald Rae
139. In the Sweet Bye and Bye - contributed article
141. The Annals of Conjuring - Sidney W. Clarke [continued]
     • Maskelyne and Cooke [continued]
     • Maskelyne and Cooke's Entertainment - photo page
     • J. N. Maskelyne and His Automata - photo page
156. Making a Bottomless Tumbler - DIY by C. Ramsay
157. Attraction - David Lymer
158. Correspondence
160. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

161. Vol. 16, Number 136 December, 1927 [64 numbered; 20 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XVI Index pages]
161. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
     • The...

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  • ... "Trick-Key" Case
  • Unglued
  • A Couple Of "Thumb"-Tips
  • Silver Sugar
  • The "Jewish Triple" Bowl Production
  • Poka-Cola
  • Dissa-Pointer
  • The "Holy-Head" Match
  • Knifty-Knot
  • "Outa-Shape" Penetration
  • "Musical Money" Bit
  • Karrell's -Komical - Kurrency - Kollection
• Chapter Three: With A Deck
  • Once In A Knife-Time
  • Foldup Chance
  • Peek-A-Brain
  • F.V.M.T.
  • F.V.C.C.
  • Prose And Con
  • Duazidu
  • Plural Card Thru Hank
  • A "Dis-Arming" Color Change
  • The Di-Minish Finish
  • Kornagraphic Kards
  • Guaranteed Future
• Chapter Four: "Mental-Mazia"
  • Thot-Dot
  • A K.F. Idea On An O.M. Switch
  • Mentalism In Disguise
  • A...

1. ... No. 2
19. The Sagacious Joker No. 3
19. The Sagacious Joker No. 4
20. The Trio
21. Cards of Chance
22. Push
22. Card Detectives
22. The "Easy" Card in Wallet
23. Prediction
23. A Smart Location
24. The Whispering Queen
24. The Card Doctor
25. Stampedo
26. Color Divination
26. The Vanishing Pair
27. The Unknown Leaper
27. Self Control
28. In His Pocket
28. Find the Queen
29. Super Card Prediction
29. The Finger Points
30. The Five Card Mental Force
31. "Just Think" Mental Mystery
31. Matching the Aces
32. Supasso
32. New Card Discovery
33. Thought Card from Pocket
33. Naming Cards in the Dark
34. The Magic Thrust
34. U Find Your Card
35. The Card and Crystal Ball
35. The Secret Mathematician
37. The Card Miracle-Certain
37. The Card Miracle Tucker's version
37. The Card...

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46. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
46. Obituaries
    • Maurice Fogel by Bayard Grimshaw
    • Bille Bransford Clark
    • Larry Keller
47. Letters to the Editor
    • Dave Martinez
48. New Magic Media - Brian R. Flora
    • Part 1
49. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • Magic Pocket Books
50. Tricks of the Trade - Ed Mishell
    • Especially Fun at Parties - Carl Wentworth
    • Jamie's Fun Stuff - Jamie Leach
    • Kozak on Coins and Sponge Balls - Kozak
    • Dice Stacking - Bob Gill
    • Visually Yours - Michael Ammar
    • Technicolor Munchies - Edward T. Hollins
    • Comedy Cigarette...

JOHN B. BORN
The Perfect Pick:
The magician stands across the room. The spectator spreads the cards across the table, removes any card, places it in his pocket, and closes the spread. Against impossible odds, the performer uses psychology to read the spectator and to reveal the card.

STEVE BRYANT
Dr. Jaks Goes to Mexico:
Although the Dr. Jaks "Dictionary Trick" was described in The Sphinx in 1949, it did not come to my attention until Karl Fulves...

On the covers are

• Hugh Wylie
• Fred Lowe
• Docteur J. Dhotel
• Dorothy and Al Roberts
• Hans Anderson and Jeanette
• George L. Boston
• Bill Simon
• Jimmy Findlay
• Johnny Hart
• Glenn G. Gravatt
• Ken Brooke
• Sitta

1. Volume 17, Number 1, May, 1961, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Hugh Wylie
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
4. Card Magic
   • Dice Scripto - Frederica
6. Take It Slowly - Robert Hamilton
7. Silk Magic
   • A Silken Interlude - Hugh Wylie
11. Improvement for the "Knife and Square Papers" - Jean Charles (France)
12. New Lamps for Old - series by Rink of Holland ...

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  1. ... pipe, the
  126. Glass of water suspended by a thread
  133. Glass of water that cannot be moved without spilling the whole
  136. Grape seed in the glass of champagne, the
  132. Juggler's dessert, the
  137. Magdeburg hemispheres, the
  131. Magical mirror, the
  132. Musical poker, the
  134. Mysterious paper bands, the
  124. Mysterious paper knife, the
  130. Novelty, a
  125. Obedient paper, the
  144. Piece of money rolling on an umbrella, a
  123. Remarkable stick breaking
  134. Rope pulled from behind tied wrists, a
  138. Silhouette portraits, the
  142. Stone breaker, the
  122. Telephonic string, the
  131. To balance a cigar on the tip of a finger
  129. To blow a cork into a bottle ...

1. ...In This Issue - contents
12. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
13. Magic From Manhattan - J. Benzais
    13. The J.B. Kard Kop - J. Benzais
    14. The J.B. False Cut - J. Benzais
    15. The Egg And The Bag - Gerald Deutsch
    16. Ring-O-Leveo - Dr. Ben B. Braude
    17. Dinner Roll Fantasy - Ken Krenzel
    18. Lorayne's Cointroll - Harry Lorayne
    19. Knife Switch - Perry Robinson
    19. "Hip" - Perry Robinson
    20. A Spectator Finds The Aces - Harvey M. Rosenthal
    21. Ambitious Pop-Up Card - Harvey M. Rosenthal
    22. Ring Off - Lou Tannen
    23. Le Normand's Legacy - A Divination Routine with Cards - T. A. Waters
    24. The Distaff Side Speaks - Mrs. J. Benzais ...

1. ... Shuffles and Cuts
32. - THE L. W. FALSE SHUFFLE
33. - THE RUN CUT AND SHUFFLE
34. - THE STEP CUT
35. - THE L. W. FALSE CUT

36. The Force
36. - THE CLASSIC SPREAD FORCE
39. - THE ONE HAND RIFFLE FORCE
40. - THE ONE HAND FAN FORCE
41. - THE SPRING FORCE
42. - A FAN FORCE VARIATION
42. - A FAN FORCE FROM THE TOP
43. - THE IMPROVED KNIFE FORCE
44. - THE RIFFLE FORCE
45. - THE CUT-AWAY FORCE
46. - THE NERVE FORCE
48. - THE CARD CASE FORCE
49. - OTHER METHODS OF FORCING

50. Changes
51. - TOP CHANGE FOR A NUMBER OF CARDS
54. - THE McMILLEN CHANGE
56. - THE THROW OUT CHANGE
57. - A ONE HAND TOP CHANGE

58. Color Changes
60. - A RISING CHANGE
61. - THE NEW BOTTOM CHANGE ...

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   • The Pass
   • Sidelight
29. Birthday Cards - Arthur Bull
30. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • News and Notes
    • Curious Coincidence Dept.
    • This and That
    • Here and There
30. Next Month - announcement
31. The Flying Handkerchief - Arthur F. Bull
32. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
    • Santa's Pocket
    • Butterfly Net
    • Collection Basket
    • Chinese Totes
    • Dark Room
32. Oh, That Card Issue - announcement & offer
32. Patter Line - Cliff Green
33. Roundabout with Fred Braue
    • The Self-Cutting Pack
    • My Ambitious Card Routine (Conclusion)
      • Part Twelve
      • Part Thirteen

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   • ... - "Carlton" - reviewed by Billy McComb
902. Product Review - Phil Goldstein
     • Armband Mystery - Hiro Sakai
     • Self Service - Ken Kuroki
     • Giant ESP Deck - Ton Onosaka
     • Poker-size ESP Deck - Ton Onosaka
     • Yin-Yang - Ton Onosaka
     • Mini-Zag - Shigeru Sugawara
     • Lancelot - Hiroshi Kondo
     • Knife of the Ninja - Atsushi Fukano
     • SuperSpike - Masato Wakabayashi
     • ArCane - Hideo Kato
     • HyperVision - Tomoyuki Shimomura
904. Obituaries
     • Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey) - by John A. Daniel
     • Desmond (Wilbur Cosby) - by David Charvet
     • Sid Lorraine - by Len Vitus
     • James Ray Greene...

For too long, the color-changing knife has lived in the pockets of polite close-up magicians, flicked back and forth like a novelty toy. But in the right hands ... it is something else entirely. In Whispers in Steel Mystic Alexandre unlocks the hidden potential of one of magic's most popular tools, offering three unusual and unique presentations that linger long after the performance is over.

• THE RITUAL OF RELEASE
• THE SIDE WE HIDE
• THE DREAM KNIFE

You will not learn how the knife changes color, you will learn why it matters that it does.

Also included: The Psychology of The Color...

1. ... I Do" - Kenneth Lang
23. Tricks and Sleights - series by Tom Sellers
    • Figure Sympathy
    • Change-Over Balls
    • Give Me Your Number
    • Just Chance Again
25. The "J.L." Bottom Deal - and Six Suggestions for Its Use - Jack Lamonte
    • The Sleight
    • Cutting the Aces
    • A Slick Flourish
    • A New Knife Force
    • Gambler's Deal
    • Another False Cut
    • The Ambitious Card
26. Tricks of the Trade - To Cause Friction - hint by W. S. Hartley
27. Comedy Without Cards - The Invisible Deck - Melvano
28. Three Rope Tricks - Edmund Rowland
    • 1. Cut and Restored
    • 2. The Mysterious Knot
    • 3. The Magic Square Knot
30. The Changeover Cards - T. M. Irvine ...

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  • ... Game
  • Fair Dice
  • The Pad And Blanket Roll
  • First Roll Odds
  • Chances
• How To Call Heads Or Tails On A Coin And Never Miss
• Five Sure Ways Of Getting Work
• Carnival and Fairground Setups: Skin games and games of chance
  • The Bucket
  • The Swinging Ball
  • The Jingle Board
  • Spot The Spot
  • The Trick Knife
  • The Punch Board
  • The Cat Rack
  • The Wheel
  • The Electric Wheel
  • Bent Down Pegs
• Exposing the Short Change Artist
  • The Hard And Soft Hype
  • The Weighing Chair
• Gambling Cons
  • Sensation Pocket Roulette Carried In Your Pocket
  • Put And Take Top
  • The Race Top
  • The Three Shell Game
  • A Story...