Wizard (Selbit) Volume 1 (September 1905 - August 1906)
by P. T. Selbit

1. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 1 - September, 1905 - 16 pages
1. Cover - Poster for Maskelyne & Devant's Mascot Moth
2. Hambley's advertisement
3. Notices
3. Introduction
3. Gossip
6. Maskelyne & Devant's Mysteries
7. A Card and Egg Trick
7. Editorial
8. Practical Prestigiation
   • The Incubator Canister
10. note - Maskelyne & Devant in the "Topical Times"
10. The Magic Circle
11. Professional Announcements
12. In London City
12. Correspondence
13. Scissors and Paste
13. The Funny Electric Pencil - Ornum's advertisement
14. Conjuring - Past and Present
14. Pars. From the Provinces
14. A North British Magician's Wooing - humor
15. Harry Whiteley advertisement
16. Ornum's advertisement

17. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 2 - October, 1905 - 16 pages
17. Cover - Woodcut of J. H. Maskelyne
18. Hambley's advertisement
19. Notices
19. Success
19. Gossip
21. Pocket Tricks for Amateurs - Chas. O. Williams
21. The Wizard's Woven Web - effect
22. The Magic Circle
22. An Interesting History
23. The Sphinx - advertisement
23. Editorial
23. Correspondence
24. Practical Prestigiation
    • Fishes of Darkness
25. Conjuring with Signatures - effect
26. Our Special commissioner - Interviews a Genius
26. Pars. From the Provinces
27. Maskelyne & Devant's Mysteries
27. The Funny Electric Pencil - Ornum's advertisement
27. Conversations - Horace Goldin
28. In London city
28. A Drawing Room Card Trick
29. Singing Sorcerers
29. Motion Photo Notes
30. Advertisements

33. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 3 - November, 1905 - 16 pages
33. Cover - Lafayette
34. Hambley's advertisement
35. Notices
35. The Funny Electric Pencil - Ornum's advertisement
35. Gossip
37. Pocket Tricks for Amateurs - Chas. O. Williams
37. Some Pew Spirit Cricks
38. Current Programmes - No. 1
    • L'Homme Masqué - Grand Séance of Wonders
38. The Ethics of Private Entertaining - A Chat with Ernest Webster
39. Editorial
40. Purloined Problems - A Bold Pincher
41. The Magic Circle
41. A Prosy Problem
    • The Astral Card
42. The "Wizard" Match-box - effect
42. Correspondence
43. "Impromptu" Shadow Screen - effect
44. Cornelius - The Tale of a Converted Rabbit
44. The Sphinx - advertisement
45. Malini the Magician
46. Advertisements

49. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 4 - December, 1905 - 16 pages
49. Cover - Dr. Byrd-Page
50. Hambley's advertisement
51. Notices
51. The Funny Electric Pencil - Ornum's advertisement
51. Gossip
52. Not at the wizard Offices - humor
53. Pocket Tricks for Amateurs - Charles O. Williams
53. Scissors & Paste
    • Mysteries of Magic
    • Perjury Through Hypnotism
54. Slade's Slate Writing
55. Editorial
56. Practical Prestigiation
    56. A Glass of Many Virtues
    56. The Black Art Chair
    57. Tumbler Tricks
58. Correspondence
58. Provincial Pars.
59. The Contents of an Envelope - effect
59. British Magical Society
60. Cinematography
60. The Magic Circle
61. Advertisements

65. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 5 - January, 1906 - 20 pages
65. Cover - The Late M. Verbeck
66. Hambley's advertisement
67. Notices
67. Happy New Year
67. Gossip
68. Houdini "Picks" a Quarrel
69. A Handkerchief "Gripper"
69. Scissors & Paste
    • Sleight of Hand Frauds
    • A Sorcerer's Stock in Trade
70. Practical Prestigiation
    • The Cone of Witchery
71. The Magic Circle
72. Tricks of the Trade - Arnold Golsworthy
73. The Magical Entertainer - Selbit - advertisement
77. Tricks of the Trade - Arnold Golsworthy - continued
77. What's in A Name?
77. The Lighter Side
78. Photographic Supplement - Personal Points on Popular People
    78. J. N. Maskelyne
    78. David Devant
    78. Max Sterling
    78. John Warren
    79. Dr. Boyd-Page
    79. Joad Heteb
    79. Frederick Culpitt
    79. C. Laurent
    79. H. Donn
    80. Bradley Alexander
    80. Oswald Williams
    80. Charles Conyers
    80. Sidney Fielder
    80. James Taylor
    80. H. Verlini
    80. Maurice Victor
    81. George McKenzie Munro
    81. Herbert J. Collings
    81. G. Davison
    81. Arthur Margery
    81. Nelson Thorne
81. A Difficult Melody
82. Forthcoming Features
82. Advertisements

85. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 6 - February, 1906 - 16 pages
85. Cover - Louis Nikola
96. Hambley's advertisement
87. Notices
87. The Wizard Appointed Official Organ of the Magic circle
87. Gossip
89. A Watch that Goes Without Winding - W. F. Gilbert - effect
89. The Magic Circle
90. The Egyptian Hal
91. Medrington's Column - Charles Medrington
    • A New Trick for the Card Boxes
92. Practical Prestigiation
    • Chinese Coloring
93. Correspondence
94. Death of Fred Harcourt
95. Blumenfeld shot dead on stage
95. The Conjurer's Harvest
96. The Flying Ring - Maurice Victor
97. The Magical Entertainer - Selbit - advertisement
98. Forthcoming Features
98. Advertisements

101. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 7 - March, 1906 - 16 pages
101. Cover - Harry Whitely
103. Notices
103. Forthcoming Features
103. Gossip
105. The Wizard Opera Hat - "Sphinxite"
105. Magic in Australia
106. The Wizard's Fish Kettle - Howard Marshall - effect
107. The Magic Salad - humor
108. Practical Prestigiation
     • Civil Coin & the Seville Orange - E. cooper
109. Imitation but no flattery - humor
109. Medrington's Column - Charles Medrington
     • Magic in Egypt
109. A Sequel to "The Wizard's Match Box" - effect
110. An Addition to the "Pass" - F. W. Perry
110. To Vanish a Cannon Ball - George Cristo - effect
110. A Wonderful Conjurer [Pirnetti [sic]]
     • Whose Exploits Mystified a Tsar
112. The Magic Circle
112. Correspondence
113. The Magical Entertainer - Selbit - advertisement
114. Forthcoming Features
114. Advertisements

117. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 8 - April, 1906 - 16 pages
117. Cover - Owen Clark
118. Hambley's advertisement
119. Notices
119. Gossip
121. An Accessory for Gripping a collapsible Walking Stick - Hubert L. Lea
121. "The Demon Chef" by Piccitt
121. Conjuring in Holy Russia - Translated by W. Wood de Gruchy
122. How I Performed Silent Thought Transmission - E. Cooper
123. Novelties - More of Less - Sphinxette
124. Practical Prestigiation
     • The Confetti Bowls Trick - Shpinxette
125. Correspondence
125. Editorial
126. Medrington's Column - Charles Medrington
     • A Pretty Ball Sleight
126. A "Deceptive" Entrance
126. The Tale of an Egg Trick - Charles O. Williams
126. re: Albert Chevalier, singer, accompanied by magic
127. The Magic Circle
127. Boston (U.S.A.) Brieflets - W. D. Leroy
128. Scissors & Paste
     • Worn-Out Mediums
     • Maskelyne's First "Tenner"
129. The Magical Entertainer - Selbit - advertisement
130. Forthcoming Features
130. Advertisements

133. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 9 - May, 1906 - 16 pages
133. Cover - The New Page from Maskelyne & Devant
134. Hambley's advertisement
135. Notices
135. Gossip
137. An Addition to the Rice Bowl Trick - Ilsa Becq
137. Improvement for Diminishing Card Trick - Julian Wylie
137. Don't I Go? - cartoon
138. Recollections of Hartz by Professor Hoffmann
139. re: Nathan Dean, lightning artist
140. The Magic Circle
     140. Grand Séance of Mystery
     141. A Carnival of Conjurers - drawing by Nathan Dean
143. What the Press Said - re: The Magic Circle Show
144. Here? Where? There!! - A New Illusion - Ilsa Becq
145. Hengler's Circus turns to magic
145. Advertisements
146. The Magical Entertainer - Selbit - advertisement
147. Advertisements

149. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 10 - June, 1906 - 16 pages
149. Cover - Professor Hoffmann
150. Hambley's advertisement
151. Notices
151. Gossip
153. Torn Card and Cigarette Trick - AN Improved Changing Device - Phillip Leyard
153. Houdini's Box Trick - Translated by W. Wood de Gruchy
154. Recollections of Hartz by Professor Hoffmann - continued
156. A New Human Levitation
157. The Magic Circle
157. The Mesmerised Hat - Edgar
158. Production of Flowers from a Fan
158. Le Roy, Talma and Bosco
     • The Magic Angle at the Alhambra
159. Magic at Martinka's
159. "The Old and the New Magic" by Henry Ridgeley Evans - book review
160. Carl Hertz in San Francisco
160. Pity the Assistant - from "The Tribune" of London
160. Magical Ventriloquism
160. Forthcoming Features
161. Back Number Features
161. Advertisements
162. The Magical Entertainer - Selbit - advertisement
163. Advertisements

165. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 11 - July, 1906 - 16 pages
165. Cover - The Problem of Diogenes
166. Hambley's advertisement
167. Notices
167. Gossip
168. Marriage of a "Wizard" - E. A. Maskelyne to Cassie Bruce
168. joke
169. A New Tambourine Load
169. The Magic Circle
170. Recollections of Hartz by Professor Hoffmann - continued
170. Retorts - humor
171. Monday's Rehearsal
172. The Fairy Writing Rising Cards - E. Cooper
173. Correspondence
174. Medrington's Column - Charles Medrington
     • The Aces and Tens and the Magic Stand
174. Red Indian Magic - Miracles Performed Without Preparation - Buffalo Bill's Story
175. "The Shrine of Istar" - new illusion review
175. Keeping Secrets for a Living - A Chat With an illusionist's Assistant
176. Back Number Features
177. Advertisements
177. Forthcoming Features
178. Advertisements

181. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 12 - August, 1906 - 16 pages
181. Cover - Heriot
182. Hambley's advertisement
183. Notices
183. Gossip
184. The "Scandalous" Card - Hubert L. Lea
185. The Wizard's Enchanted Bowl - T. H. Halsall, Junior
185. De Biere "Challenged"
186. Hartz and His Hat Trick - Professor Hoffmann
188. Two Curious Experiments - E. Cooper
188. An Original Version of the Paper Ribbon Trick - Oswald Williams
189. A Black Art Handkerchief Producer
189. jokes
189. Correspondence
     189. South African Postal 'Reforms'
     190. "Balloons From Hat"
190. How to Become a Handcuff King - The Great Delkano
190. jokes
191. The Inseparable Postage Stamps - E. Cooper - effect
191. The Magic Circle
191. re: Arthur Prince, ventriloquist
192. The Wizard's First Birthday
192. Forthcoming Features
193. Advertisements

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