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The Gen Volume 13 (1957)
by Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson

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The Gen Volume 13 (1957) by Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson
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On the covers are

  • Ron Urban
  • Ed Marlo
  • Frederica
  • June Merlin
  • Michael and Valerie Bailey
  • ?
  • Levante
  • Donald G. Crombie
  • Nelson Downs
  • Remo Inzani
  • Clifford Davis
  • John Young
383 pages
  1. Volume 13, Number 1, May, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ron Urban
  2. Front Page Personality - Ron Urban
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. The Magic of Coins - series by Charles Kingston (California, USA)
    • One - Such Flimsy Material
  5. More Finishing Touches - Nic Niberco (Hollnad)
    • Simplified Hofzinser Top Change - and a Trick
    • The Changing Card
  6. A Trio from Tom Sellers
    • The Rising Card Box
    • A Clear Production Tube
    • A Useful Move for the Coin Trick of Phoa Yan Tiong
  7. Furst Cut and Restored Turban - Arnold Furst (California, USA)
  8. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • That Certain Stab
  9. With the Stick to Silks - Arnold de Seiver
  10. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • No. 19 - Kid Shows
  11. Illuminote - Frederica

  1. Volume 13, Number 2, June, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ed. Marlo
  2. Front Page Personality - Ed. Marlo
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. Marlo's Slip Cut Force - Edward Marlo
  5. Money to Burn - McWilson
  6. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • Sponge Ball Routine - Remo Inzani
  7. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • No. 20 - Compere Gags
  8. More Mentalism - series by Harry Stanley
  9. Loading a Cigarette for the Card in Cigarette Trick - Cecil Keech

  1. Volume 13, Number 3, July, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Frederica
  2. Front Page Personality - Frederica
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • The Magic of Frederica
      • Three Little Pigs
      • Did You Know That ...
      • Printerama
      • Three Card Tricks
  5. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • No. 20 - Compere Gags (continued)
  6. A Novel Revelation - Robert Hamilton
  7. Magical Book Cover - Alec Wilson
  8. Len Belcher Presents - The Jolly Miller
  9. All of a Sudden it's Christmas in July - letter from J. G. Thompson, Junior praising "Stars of Magic"
  10. More Mentalism - series by Harry Stanley

  1. Volume 13, Number 4, August, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: June Merlini
  2. Front Page Personality - June Merlini
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. The Magic of Coins - series by Charles Kingston (California, USA)
    • Two - The Classic Palm
  5. The Multiplying Lighted Cigarette Lighters - Senor Torino (USA)
  6. Furst's Sympathetic Silks - Arnold Furst (California, USA)
  7. A Move with the Ball and Vase - Hans Fernandes (Dutch Guinea)
  8. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • Ring on Wand - Remo Inzani
  9. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • No. 21 - Audience Volunteers
  10. The Pecking Bird - Aenigma (Holland)
  11. Impromptu Premonition - Frederica

  1. Volume 13, Number 5, September, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Michael and Valerie Bailey
  2. Front Page Personality - Michael and Valerie Bailey "Mr. and Mrs. Magic"
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. The Magic of Coins - series by Charles Kingston (California, USA)
    • Three - Hand to Hand
    • The Click Pass
  5. Magic from Moscow - Meet David Chitashvili - by Horace King
  6. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • no. 21 - Audience Volunteers (Continued)
  7. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • Card Vanish - Ken Brooke
  8. Len Belcher Presents - Silphony
  9. by Howard Gower
    • A Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper Routine
    • Front Page Cards Again
  10. Stretching a Rope - Stanly Norman, Edward Victor, Norman Rashleigh

  1. Volume 13, Number 6, October, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ronaldo
  2. Magic in Holland - Henk Vermeyden
  3. Express Card to Wallet - Aenigma (Holland)
  4. Everything is Borrowed - E. Taytelbaum
  5. The Niberco Rising Card - Nic Niberco (Holland)
  6. The Mystery of the Matches - Marconick
  7. A New Flourish - Ronaldo
  8. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • The Three Jokers - Fred Kaps
  9. A Trick with a Folding Coin - Corvelo
  10. Cheerio - Ad Engel
  11. Climax for a Safety-Pin Routine - Rink
  12. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

  1. Volume 13, Number 7, November, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Les Levante
  2. Front Page Personality - Les Levante
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. The Sandwich - Francis Haxton
  5. A Lesson in Misdirection - Johnny Ramsay
  6. Ken de Courcy's Practicalities - series
    • Tsantsa Clues
  7. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • Magic of the International Brotherhood of Magicians
      • The Solid Ghost - Sam Hughes
      • The Migrating Pips - Frederica
  8. Nest of Boxes - Peter Warlock
  9. Auto Re-Light Candle - Harold G. Beaumont

  1. Volume 13, Number 8, December, 1957, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Donald G. Crombie
  2. Front Page Personality - Donald G. Crombie
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. The Miracle Flight - John Muir
  5. Jack and the Beanstalk - Cyro
  6. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • A Thought in White - Remo Inzani
  7. Two from Tom Sellers
    • A Useful Sleight of Hand Vanish for a Small Silk
    • Planetary Intuition - Annemann - Si Stebbins - T.S. [Tom Sellers]
  8. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • No. 22 - Christmas Again
  9. Swivelleoo - Hubert Lambert
  10. The Jon Tremaine Routine for the "Acrobatic Matchbox"
  11. A Suggestion or Two by Harry Stanley
    • Silks from Newspaper
    • 20th Century Silks

  1. Volume 13, Number 9, January, 1958, 32 numbered pages - dedication Issue to T. Nelson Downs
  2. Front Page Personality - T. Nelson Downs
  3. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • The Magic of T. Nelson Downs
      • The Torn and Restored Paper Strip
      • An Eggs-traordinary Eggs-planation
      • Earl W. Violet's Climax for "The Miser's Dream"
      • The Downs' "Behind the Back" Force and Location
  4. Three Favourite Mysteries of the Late T. Nelson Downs - Faucett W. Ross
    • 1. The Downs' Banknote in Lemon
    • 2. The Downs' Single Cigarette Routine
    • 3. The Downs' Flag Production
  5. The Rising Pencil - A New Approach - Charles Earle Miller
  6. T. Nelson Downs Writes Some Letters - Faucett W. Ross
  7. T. Nelson Downs' "The Reversing Match" - Eddie McLaughlin
  8. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

  1. Volume 13, Number 10, February, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Remo Inzani
  2. Front Page Personality - Remo Inzani
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. Bottle Production - Remo Inzani
  5. Black and White - Charles Kingston (California, USA)
    • The Coin Pass
  6. Rope Through Glass - Norman Rhodes
  7. from Harry Stanley
    • Spectral Writing
    • Ghost Writing
  8. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • The Endless Chain
  9. Flight One - Frederica
  10. Tumbler Divination - Arnold de Seiver
  11. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • No. 23 - Penetrations and Releases
  12. Book Review - Lewis Ganson
    • Famous Magicians of the World - Arnold Furst

  1. Volume 13, Number 11, March, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Clifford Davis
  2. Front Page Personality - Clifford Davis
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • The Dutch Looper - Ken Brooke
  5. Tricks of the east - R. C. Lyte
    • 1. The Mango Tree
    • 2. The Cups and Balls
  6. The Task of the Compere - Clifford Davis
    • Part One
  7. Magical Links - Eric P. WIlson
  8. An Okito Box Routine - Charles Kingston (California, USA)
  9. A Good Idea - Son
  10. Notice to Quip - series by Richard Merry
    • No. 24 - Fire and Brimstone!
  11. Two by Tom Sellers
    • Ring off Handkerchief
    • The Transposing Balls

  1. Volume 13, Number 12, April, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: John Young
  2. Front Page Personality - John Young
  3. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
  4. The Perfect Handkerchief Roll - John Young
  5. Fast Cut and Restored Rope - H. Fernandes (Dutch Guiana)
  6. A Magician Explains - series by Lewis Ganson
    • Cages from Newspaper
  7. The Task of the Compere - Clifford Davis
    • Part Two
  8. Ken de Courcy's Practicalities - series
    • Utility Force and Date Prediction
    • Funny Flowerpot
  9. Wonderful Beer - Bernard Shaw
  10. Mentalist's Card Stand - Derek Smith
  11. Len Belcher Presents - Backsight
  12. No Memory Work Monte - Tom Sellers
  13. The Acrobatic Tumbler - Norman RHodes

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