The Blueprint Volume 4
by Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor

An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazine
Barry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors; 52 pages in Volume 4

1. Volume 4, Number 1, July, 1977, 5 pages - cover has drawing of Lou Costello and Boris Karloff
1. The Blueroom - editorial comments
2. Variations on a Theme - Extracting a deck of cards from it's case - Murray Cooper & Ian Baxter
3. One on the Way Down Cut - Tom Gagnon (USA)
3. Blueprint In-Print - reviews:
   • Ronnay's "Cardorama" packet trick
   • Ronnay's "Multi Colour Card Change Climax" packet trick
4. Double Impact in Red and Blue - Franz Rosensteiner (Magic Ronnay) (Austria)
4. cartoon

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5. Volume 4, Number 2, August, 1977, 4 pages - no cover
5. The Blueroom - editorial comments
6. Make the Most of your Magic - Winston Freer (USA)
8. Blueprint In-Print - Ian Baxter reviews:
   • Larry Jennings' book on Card and Coin Handling
   • How to Control Fair Dice"
   • "Baccarat Fair and Foul"
8. Problem

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9. Volume 4, Number 3, September, 1977, 4 pages - no cover
9. The Blueroom - editorial comments
11. Odd Card Ace Trick - Barry Govan
12. Blueprint In-Print - Ian Baxter reviews:
    • Jerry Mentzer's "Card Cavalcade Four"
    • Jeff Busby's "Back to Back"

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13. Volume 4, Number 4, October, 1977, 4 pages - no cover
13. The Blueroom - editorial comments
14. Not Really the Collectors - Jeff Busby (USA)
15. Blueprint In-Print - Barry Govan reviews:
    • Ricky Jay's "Cards as Weapons"
16. Quicky Aces - Franz Rosensteiner (Ronnay) (Austria)

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17. Volume 4, Number 5, November, 1977, 4 pages
17. Kavorting Kard
18. Blueprint In-Print - reviews:
    • Jon Racherbaumer's Lecture Notes
19. About Face - Tom Gagnon (USA)
20. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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21. Volume 4, Number 6, December, 1977, 4 pages
21. Computer Tape - Barry Govan
23. Blueprint In-Print - Ian Baxter reviews:
    • Harry Lorayne's "The Magic Book"
    • Shigeo Takagi's "One Cup Routine"
24. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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25. Volume 4, Number 7, January, 1978, 4 pages
25. Cardice - Jack McGlone
26. The Visitors Elevator - Tom Gagnon (USA)
28. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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29. Volume 4, Number 8, February, 1978, 6 pages
29. Chemagic - Peter Strasser
    • Fire
    • Smoke
    • Magicians Aids
    • Water to Wine
    • Water to Ink
    • Water to Milk
32. Blueprint In-Print - Ian Baxter & Barry Govan reviews:
    • Jerry Mentzer's "Card Cavalcade Finale"
    • T.G. Murphy's "The Triple Cut"
    • Bob Read's "Transpo-Tumber"
    • "Perfecting you Card Memory"
33. The Murray Cooper "Wobble"
33. Blueprint In-Print - reviews:
    • William Doerflinger's "The Magic Catalogue"
34. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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35. Volume 4, Number 9, March, 1978, 4 pages
35. The Overland Trick - Cooper & Govan
36. Sharper Spotter Out Sharped - David Wright
38. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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39. Volume 4, Number 10, April, 1978, 4 pages
39. 30 Card Trick - Percy Laidler
40. The Blues - column
41. Blueprint In-Print - Tom Gagnon reviews:
    • Rick Johnson's "Practical Impossibilities"
    • Paul Harris' "Supermagic"
    • Harvey Rosenthal's "Close Up Samplers, Part 1"
    • Harvey Rosenthal's "Close Up Samplers, Part 2"
42. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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43. Volume 4, Number 11, May, 1978, 4 pages
43. Squeeze Play - Phil Goldstein
44. Blueprint In-Print - reviews:
    • Jerry Mentzer's "Counts, Cuts, Moves & Subtlety"
    • Harvey Rosenthal's "Share My Pleasure"
45. newspaper clippings collage
46. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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47. Volume 4, Number 12, June, 1978, 5 pages
47. Bulldog Brainwave - Jack McGlone
48. Blueprint In Print - reviews:
    • Jon Racherbaumer's "Good Turns"
49. Letter - humor
50. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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