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H. F. C. Suhr About L'Homme Masqué
Der Kartenkünstler 114
Carl Willmann L'homme masqué - "Der Edelmann mit den Feenhänden"
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 5) 78
Carl Willmann Bartolomeo Bosco
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 5) 65
Carl Willmann Die Prophetin von Paris on the medium Couédon
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 6) 81
Carl Willmann Eugen Bosco
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 7) 97
Carl Willmann Carlo Bosco
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 8) 113
Carl Willmann Cagliostro real name Giuseppe Balsamo
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 9) 129
Carl Willmann Joh. Nep. Hofzinser
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 10) 145
Carl Willmann St. Roman real name Samuel Thiersfeld
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 11) 161
Carl Willmann On Hofzinser Hofzinser used the poem "Die Schmetterlinge" by Otto Prechtler for a butterfly effect
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 11) 175
Willibald Lukesch Ludwig Döbler
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 12) 177
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster William Henley
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 12) 191
Willibald Lukesch Ludwig Döbler part two
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 1) 1
Willibald Lukesch Alexander Alexander Heimbürger
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2) 17
Carl Willmann Verschiedenes on death of Kratky-Baschik
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2) 31
Antonio Molini Frizzo
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 3) 33
Willibald Lukesch Compars Herrmann
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4) 49
Willibald Lukesch Compars Herrmann part two
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 5) 65
Willibald Lukesch Compars Herrmann third part
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 6) 81
Carl Willmann Georg Heubeck see p. 128 for correction
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7) 97
Carl Willmann Der Taschenspieler Peladine about a performer Peladine from the 18th century
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7) 111
Carl Willmann Wie Bosco berühmt wurde about Bosco
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7) 112
Carl Willmann Georg Heubeck second part
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 8) 113
Willibald Lukesch Anton Kratky-Baschik see p. 159 for correction
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9) 129
Carl Willmann Dr. Wiljalba Frickel
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 10) 145
Carl Willmann Prof. Liebholz
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11) 161
Carl Willmann Alexander Herrmann
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 12) 177
Carl Willmann Alexander Herrmann second part
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 1) 1
Carl Willmann Der Roman eines Wunderknaben on Adolph Jobst
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 1) 15
Carl Willmann Alexander Herrmann third part
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 2) 17
Carl Willmann Bellachini
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 3) 33
Carl Willmann Bellachini second part
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 4) 49
Otsenré Rudolf Becker
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 5) 65
Otsenré Rudolf Becker second part
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 6) 81
Carl Willmann Robert Lenz
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7) 97
Carl Willmann Robert Lenz
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 8) 113
Eduard W. Lufa Ritter von Pinetti
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 9) 129
Eduard W. Lufa Ritter von Pinetti second part
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 10) 145
Eduard W. Lufa Ritter von Pinetti third part
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 11) 161
Eduard W. Lufa de Grisy-Torrini
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 12) 177
H. F. C. Suhr St. Roman article on St. Roman alias Samuel Thiersfeld
 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 1
Eduard W. Lufa de Grisy-Torrini part two
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 1) 2
Eduard W. Lufa de Grisy-Torrini part three
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 2) 17
Eduard W. Lufa de Grisy-Torrini part four
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 3) 33
Eduard W. Lufa Robert-Houdin
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 4) 49
Eduard W. Lufa Robert-Houdin part two
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 5) 65
Eduard W. Lufa Robert-Houdin part three
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 6) 81
Eduard W. Lufa Robert-Houdin part four
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 7) 97
Willibald Lukesch Louis Haselmayer
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 8) 113
Willibald Lukesch Louis Haselmayer part two
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 9) 129
Arthur Toskana Ein Künstler-Jubiläum on Carl Willmann
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 12) 177
H. F. C. Suhr T. Nelson Downs short biography
 Der Amateurzauberer 2
Carl Willmann T. Nelson Downs
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 1) 2
Carl Willmann Karl Stengel
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 2) 17
Carl Willmann Karl Stengel
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 3) 33
Michaelis Hermann Monhaupt
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4) 49
Eduard W. Lufa Charles Arbre alias Carl Baum, see also p. 96 for correction
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 5) 65
Eduard W. Lufa Charles Arbre part two
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 6) 81
Carl Willmann David Tobias Bamberg
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7) 97
Carl Willmann Jacob Philadelphia
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8) 113
Carl Willmann Bruno Schenk
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 9) 129
Carl Willmann Professor Hoffmann
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 10) 145
Eduard W. Lufa Hartwig Seemann
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11) 161
Carl Willmann Vaucanson Jacques de Vaucanson
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 12) 177
Carl Willmann Pierre Jaquet Droz
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 1) 2
Carl Willmann Henri Louis Jaquet Droz
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 2) 17
Carl Willmann Kartenkünste von Joh. Nep. Hofzinser on Hofzinser
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 2) 19
Carl Willmann Henri Louis Jaquet Droz
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3) 33
Michaelis Hermann Epstein
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4) 49
Carl Willmann Patrizio Ernesto Patrizio de Castiglione
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 5) 65
John Willmann Kellar
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 6) 81
Carl Willmann Harry Houdini
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 7) 97
Carl Willmann Nelusco, der kleinste Zauberer der Welt
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 8) 113
Carl Willmann Clement de Lion
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9) 129
St.-W. Joachim-Bellachini
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 10) 145
Carl Willmann Bellachini-Strack
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 11) 161
Carl Willmann Die Familie Uferini "Drei Generationen Uferini"
Wilhelm Uferini, Alfredo Uferini, Henry Uferini
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 12) 177
Carl Willmann Imro Fox
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 2) 17
Carl Willmann Albert Kalostro
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 3) 33
Carl Willmann Albert Kalostro
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 4) 49
Carl Willmann Friedrich Berndt
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 5) 65
Eduard W. Lufa Ben-Ali-Bey
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 6) 81
Eduard W. Lufa Ben-Ali-Bey
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 7) 97
Mulack Mellini
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 8) 113
Josef Hartel Ottokar Fischer
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9) 129
Carl Willmann Mulack
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10) 145
Carl Willmann Mulack
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 11) 161
Carl Willmann Chung Ling Soo
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 2) 17
Carl Willmann Carl Hertz
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 3) 33
Carl Willmann Ellis Stanyon
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 4) 49
A. Haas Dr. Costa Brito
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 5) 65
Eduard W. Lufa Buatier de Kolta
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 6) 81
Eduard W. Lufa Buatier de Kolta
Related to Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 7) 97
Th. Ehrhardt Carl Ehrhardt
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 8) 113
Carl Willmann Dr. Faust
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 9) 129
Carl Willmann Alfred M. v. Kendler aka A. Fredmar
 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 10) 145
Carl Willmann Horace Goldin
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 11) 161
Carl Willmann Antonio Blitz
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8) 113
Carl Willmann Prof. Velle
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 9) 129
Carl Willmann Verbeck
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10) 145
Carl Willmann H. Robin
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11) 161
Carl Willmann John Willmann
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12) 178
Ottokar Fischer Johann N. Hofzinser short biography
 Kartenkünste v
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XIV - Recollections of Hartz the Wizard biographical information on Hartz
 Later Magic 614
Professor Hoffmann Recollections of Hartz biographical information on Hartz
 Magical Titbits 67
Alfred Chapuis Notice Sur Adolphe Blind - Préface biographical notes on Adolphe Blind
 Les Automates Truqués 9
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind Pinetti - Ses Automates et Leurs Congénères on Pinetti's fake automatons, Le Petit Turc / Le Grand Sultan
 Les Automates Truqués 23
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind Robert-Houdin on Robert-Houdin's automatons
  • Le Pâtissier et quelques automates analogues (Pastrycook)
  • L'Oranger fantastique (orange tree)
  • Le "Vase enchanté" ou le "Génie des roses"
  • Le Garde francaise. La Colonne auf gant. Le Nid d'amour.
  • Le Voltigeur au trapèze (Antonio Diavolo)
  • Auriol et Debureau. La Prison. Le Hibou fascinateur.
  • L'Arlequin
 Les Automates Truqués 29
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind Maskelyne on John-Nevil Maskelyne, short bio
 Les Automates Truqués 56
Nate Leipzig What a Great Magician has to say about Scarne about John Scarne
 John Scarne explains Why You Can't Win! 5
John Scarne About Audley Walsh
John Scarne explains Why You Can't Win! 6
Unknown Newspaper Clippings on Howard Thurston
 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 20) 112
Dariel Fitzkee Dr. Ervin
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 10
John Northern Hilliard I. Theodore Annemann Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 537
John Northern Hilliard II. Al Baker Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 542
John Northern Hilliard III. Cardini Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 545
John Northern Hilliard IV. S. Leo. Horowitz Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 548
John Northern Hilliard V. Stewart Judah Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 555
John Northern Hilliard VI. Nate Leipzig Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 559
John Northern Hilliard VII. William H. McCaffrey Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 563
John Northern Hilliard VIII. Paul Rosini Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 567
John Northern Hilliard IX. John Scarne Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
Related to Greater Magic 572
John Northern Hilliard X. Dai Vernon Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
 Greater Magic 575
Unknown Al Baker
Our Mysteries 59
Unknown Roy Benson
Our Mysteries 59
Unknown Al Flosso
Our Mysteries 60
Unknown Robert Harbin
Our Mysteries 60
Unknown Leo Hartz Sam Leo Horowitz
 Our Mysteries 61
Unknown "Think-A-Drink" Hoffman
Our Mysteries 61
Unknown Eugene Laurant
Our Mysteries 62
Unknown Magini
Our Mysteries 62
Unknown Miaco on Steve Miaco
 Our Mysteries 63
Unknown Russell Swann
Our Mysteries 63
Unknown The Great Ovette biography, added in reprint
 Tricks and Illusionettes 3
James G. Thompson Jr. Biographical Sketches of Contributors
  • Theo. Annemann
  • Charles Arbuthnot
  • George E. Arrowsmith
  • Roger Barkann
  • Sylvan Barnet
  • Joseph L. Barnett
  • Raymond L. Beebe
  • Eugene Bernstein
  • J. B. Bobo
  • John N. Booth
  • Tom Bowyer
  • Vynn Boyar
  • Joan Brandon
  • Fred Braue
  • John Braun
  • Lu Brent
  • R. C. Buff
  • Clyde F. Cairy
  • Loring Campbell
  • Jack Chanin
  • Frank Chapman
  • Forest V. Chesbro
  • Milbourne Christopher
  • Eddie Clever
  • Stanley Collins
  • Mystic Craig
  • Thomas J. Crawford
  • John J. Crimmins, JR.
  • Paul J. Curry
  • Del Monte
  • Harry Dobrin
  • Ronald B. Edwards
  • Bruce Elliot
  • Professor El-Tab
  • Dr. E. G. Ervin
  • Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans
  • Val Evans
  • "Hen" Fetsch
  • Thomas B. Fitzgerald
  • Dariel Fitzkee
  • Sid Fleischman
  • Joseph Harman Fries
  • Martin Gardner
  • Teral Garrett
  • Walter B. Gibson
  • Arnold L. Grubin
  • Nelson C. Hahne
  • Hathaway
  • Royal V. Heath
  • Charles H. Hopkins
  • Jean Hugard
  • Mark Jacobs
  • R. M. Jamison
  • F. H. Jeudevine
  • Maurice Kains
  • George G. Kaplan
  • George Karger
  • Joseph A. Karson
  • Wilbur Kattner
  • Gerald Lynton Kaufman
  • Howard B. Kayton, M.D.
  • The Great Kolar
  • Gerald Kosky
  • Abril Lamarque
  • William W. Larsen
  • Sid Lorraine
  • Art Lyle
  • L. Vosburgh Lyons
  • Richard F. Madden
  • Greer Marechal, JR.
  • George McAthy
  • William H. McCaffrey
  • Jack McMillen
  • Harry Mendoza
  • Orville Meyer
  • John W. Mifflin
  • Chester Morris
  • Paul Morris
  • Frederick Mosteller
  • Robert A. Nelson
  • C. A. George Newmann
  • Grady S. Nicholson
  • Dr. Cecil E. Nixon
  • Charles Walter Nyquist
  • Dell O'Dell
  • Tom Osborne
  • George Harrison Pittman
  • Julien J. Proskauer
  • Clayton Rawson
  • Ralph W. Read
  • Dolf Rudin
  • Herb Rungie
  • Ned Rutledge
  • James J. Sanders
  • Lucille Pierce Saxon
  • Sigmar - The Magician
  • Jerry Sorensen
  • Willard S. Smith
  • George Starke
  • Dr. Raymond V. Stone, SR. (RAMO)
  • Harlan Tarbell
  • DR. Franklin Taylor
  • J. G. Thompson, JR.
  • Jack F. Trebel
  • M. Van Reese
  • Jack Vosburgh
  • Audley Valentine Walsh
  • Peter Warlock
  • Herman L. Weber
  • Bob Weill
  • William H. Wilson
  • Tommy Windsor
  • Howard H. Wise
  • Ed. Wolff
  • Michael F. Zens
 My Best 347
Bruce Elliott The Back Room About the Life, Hard Times and Unseemly Death of Shaman, Shaman was invented by Annemann and Bruce Elliott
 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 93) 379
Harlan Tarbell Arthur Buckley
Card Control 6
Billy McComb Biographical Note
The First Book of William 8
Bruce Elliott Annemann Issue anecdotes of Ted Annemann
 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 151) 605
U. F. Grant The Cover Picture about Sir Felix Korim (on cover of this issue)
 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 3) 6
George B. Anderson A Lesson in Living From Magic on the blindfold drive, playing theaters and business
 It Must Be Mindreading 49
Unknown About the Author about Bill Simon
 Controlled Miracles 35
U. F. Grant The Cover Picture about Howard & Elvonne (on cover of this issue)
 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 14
U. F. Grant The Cover Picture about Jack Courtney (on cover of this issue)
 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6) 12
U. F. Grant The Cover Picture about Don Tanner (on cover of this issue)
 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7) 13
U. F. Grant The Cover Picture about The Lestas (Cliff and Ace, on cover of this issue)
 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8) 3
Joseph C. Keller Meet Joe Keller
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8) 9
U. F. Grant The Cover Picture about Doctor Carroll Ritchey (on cover of this issue)
 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10) 3
U. F. Grant Meet Winston Freer on Freer, mention of Knife thru Wrist and rice bowls
 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10) 4
Unknown About the Author about Don Alan
 Close-Up Time wit Don Alan 19
Stanley Collins T. Nelson Downs some comments
 Modern Coin Magic 332
Stanley Collins William J. Hilliar
Modern Coin Magic 332
Stanley Collins L'Homme Masqué
Modern Coin Magic 333
Stanley Collins Allen Shaw
Modern Coin Magic 333
Stanley Collins Charles Morritt
Modern Coin Magic 334
Bruce Elliott Dr. Elliott about Dr. James W. Elliott
 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 250) 998
John Braun J. B. Bobo
Modern Coin Magic xi
Laurie Ireland Our Frontispiece - Viggo Jahn
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953) 44
Unknown Review of Milbourne Christopher's Show complete set and newspaper clipping
 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 305) 18
Jay Marshall The Society of American Magicians short description of
  • Clarke Crandall
  • Lee Le Roi
  • Don Alan
  • Johnny Platt
  • Johnny Paul
 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 308) 29
Jay Marshall The Professor Dai Vernon biography
 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 311) 43
Jay Marshall The Jinx on The Jinx and Theo Annemann
 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 317) 71
Laurie Ireland Our Magician of the Yearbook for 1954 - Del Ray
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954) 3
Peter Graef, Jay Marshall Keller, The Worlds Greatest Magician notes on Kellar's programm from October 1900 and his tricks
 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 323) 100
Roy Benson Al Baker Anecdote
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 327) 117
Jay Marshall Interview in St. Louis with Card Star Paul LePaul
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 332) 136
Laurie Ireland Our Magician of the Yearbook - Billy Mc Comb on Billy McComb, pictures of Peter Warlock, Kalanag, June McComb, Elizabeth Warlock
 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955) 3
Unknown About Don Alan
Pretty Sneaky 4
Lewis Ganson The Background to a Legend
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 19
Jay Marshall Harlan Tarbell
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 343) 195
Jay Marshall Who is Don Tanner?
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 344) 201
Unknown Our Frontispiece on Carl Ballantine
 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957) 41
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Reminiscent on Rusduck's beginning and Izzy Lazar
 The Cardiste (Issue 11) 3
Val Andrews Bobby Bernard
Magic in Miniature
Robert Parrish Introduction on Bert Allerton
 The Close-Up Magician 4
Unknown A Biographical Note Bert Allerton
 The Close-Up Magician 70
Unknown The Girl on the Opposite Page on Shari Lewis
 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 3
Unknown The Magician of the Yearbook - Ron Urban
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959) 3
Unknown Charlie Miller picture and short bio
 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959) 37
Unknown Meet Dr. Spencer Thornton on Spencer Thornton, John Shirley, Al Wheatley, Paul LePaul, Bill. Baird, Claude Keefe, T. Nelson Downs, Russ Walsh, Freddie Fah, with pictures
 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959) 59
Karrell Fox About the Author about Karrell Fox
 Comedy a la Card 27
Robert A. Nelson Robert (Bob) Nelson short bio on Bob Nelson
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 8
Robert A. Nelson Frederic Kolb short bio on Fredric Kolb
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 15
Robert A. Nelson The Amazing Maurice short bio
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 17
Robert A. Nelson Al Mann short bio on al mann
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 26
Robert A. Nelson Gene Grant short bio on Gene "Phantini" Grant
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 28
Robert A. Nelson Dick Johnson short bio on Dick Johnson
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 29
Robert A. Nelson Sid Solomon short bio on Sid Solomon
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 34
Robert A. Nelson Dr. Spencer Thornton short bio on Spencer Thornton
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 36
Robert A. Nelson (reviewer) North Bigbee short bio on North Bigbee Still More Miracles in Mentalism 38
Robert A. Nelson Clettis V. Musson short bio on Clettis V. Musson
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 45
Robert A. Nelson Sid Bergson short bio on Sydney Bergson
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 46
Robert A. Nelson Jim Auer short bio on James Auer
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 48
Robert A. Nelson Dr. Chet Miller short bio on Chet Miller
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 52
Robert A. Nelson Gerald Kosky short bio on Gerald Kosky
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 54
Robert A. Nelson Orville Meyer short bio on Orville Meyer
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 55
Robert A. Nelson James G. Thompson, Jr. short bio on J. G. Thompson, Jr.
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 57
Robert A. Nelson Robert G. Tripp short bio on Robert G. Tripp
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 61
Robert A. Nelson Stewart Judah short bio on Stewart Judah
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 63
Robert A. Nelson Dave Dowds short bio on Dave Dowds
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 64
Robert A. Nelson Alan Milan short bio on Alan Milan
 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 66
Charly Eperny Mein Freund Dr. Siegmund Jaks-Stanley on Stanley Jaks
 Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 5
Robert Parrish About Charlie Miller
An Evening with Charlie Miller 5
Lewis Ganson Malini, The Man
Malini and His Magic 9
Lewis Ganson, Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon Malini the Promoter
Malini and His Magic 81
Edwin Dearn Edwin Dearn's Letter letter on Malini to Lewis Ganson
 Malini and His Magic 97
Milton Kort About the Author
Kort Is Now In Session 63
Unknown World's Unique Magic Bartender on Frank Everhart, with picture
 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 2
Lewis Ganson Nate Leipzig
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 12
Don Tanner The Back Room on Dino Mazza's death
 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 388) 380
Martin Gardner Introduction on Paul Curry
 Magician's Magic 1
Paul Curry Chapter One: By Way of Background
Magician's Magic 7
Paul Curry Chapter Two: The Old, Old Tricks magic history, Egyptian magicians, The Discovery of Witchcraft, Charles Dickens, Cagliostro, Pinetti, Robert-Houdin
 Magician's Magic 11
Paul Curry Chapter Three: The Magician's Image on Alexander Herrmann, Hoffmann's Modern Magic, Harry Kellar, Howard Thurston
 Magician's Magic 37
Paul Curry Chapter Four: Houdini and After on Harry Houdini, T. Nelson Downs, Nate Leipzig, Fred Keating, Joseph Dunninger, Emil Jarrow, Ade Duval, Cardini, Jack Gwynne
 Magician's Magic 47
Paul Curry Chapter Five: The New Conjurers on Milbourne Christopher, amateur magicians, famous actors, authors and other celebrities, who did magic, John Scarne, Clayton Rawson, Jimmy Grippo
 Magician's Magic 65
Karl Fulves Babel Bill Kuethe, on James T. Deacy, publishing a periodical
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 18
Patrick Page The George Davenport Section on George Davenport
 The Topit Handbook 10
Unknown All About Ali "This series originally appeared in Goodliffe's 'Abra'."
 The Bongo Book 2
Jay Marshall Biography of Charlie Miller
Charlie Miller Lecture Notes 26
Gene Anderson About Gene Anderson
Newspaper Magic xiv
Alton Sharpe Part Three "An Array of Choice and Select Card Miracles by Edward Marlo"
intro about Ed Marlo
 Expert Card Conjuring 81
Karl Fulves J. N. Hofzinser on Hofzinser's life and the published sources, see also p. 411 for references
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio) 295
Karl Fulves, Sam Leo Horowitz S. Leo Horowitz
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio) 446
Karl Fulves J. G. Thompson, Jr. introduction to the Folio
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio) 490
Milton Tropp Sam Schwartz Issue issue intro about Sam Schwartz
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 5) 503
Karl Fulves, Leslie P. Guest Bro. John Hamman, S. M. intro to Folio
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio) 532
Karl Fulves The Second Roy Walton Issue (Vol. 2 No. 4 was the first one)
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 11) 557
Trevor H. Hall Introduction on Edward G. Brown
 The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 1
Trevor H. Hall Edward Brown and The Magic Circle
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 13
Eric J. Dingwall Edward Brown and The Occult Committee
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 21
Karl Fulves Babel Lin Searles shot in magic shop, newspaper clipping, on Lin (Lynn) Searles
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 3) 582
Sam Randlett Bob Neale Issue issue intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 4) 591
Karl Fulves Lin Searles folio intro, see also p. 735
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio) 661
Robert Albo, Eric C. Lewis, David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg The Bambergs and Okito
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs 1
Robert Albo, David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg, Eric C. Lewis Fu-Manchu - History & Show
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs 191
George Schindler About the Editor
All in a Nutshell 81
Ed Tricomi About the Illustrator
All in a Nutshell 81
Frank Garcia, George Schindler Introduction about Amedeo Vacca
 Amedeo's Continental Magic 10
Karl Fulves The Second Sam Schwartz Issue issue introduction
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 5) 713
Karl Fulves John Cornelius Issue issue intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 7) 731
Karl Fulves Babel Phil Houghton, on Joseph K. Schmidt and how he works, Uri Geller demonstration on TV show "Not For Women Only", Edward Levy
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9) 752
Karl Fulves, Robert Parrish Robert Parrish folio intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9th Folio) 762
Oscar Weigle Prologue on Robert Parrish
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9th Folio) 762
John Goodrum Epilogue on Robert Parrish
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9th Folio) 774
John Braun Stewart Judah folio intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10th Folio (Part One)) 795
Lewis Ganson Lewis Ganson Explains intro about Fred Lowe, followed by Dice Stack routine
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 2) 825
Stephen Minch Introduction Martin A. Nash - The M.A.N. and his Philosophy
 Ever So Sleightly 9
Lewis Ganson A Magician and his Magic Brief biographical notes about Faucett Ross and his correspondence with Charlie Miller
 Magic With Faucett Ross 17
Karl Fulves Warlock's Way Peter Warlock issue, intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 11) 1045
Elizabeth Warlock Peter Warlock "A portrait of a Father by his daughter who, apart from her Mother, knows him better than anyone else."
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 11) 1046
Frances Ireland Marshall About the Author on Russell T. Barnhart
 The Master Palm 76
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Walt Lees
 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3) 183
Fred Robinson John Ramsay
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 7) 226
Karl Fulves Slydini - A Brief Biography
The Best of Slydini ...and More 5
Patrick Snowden Paul Harris... Just another pretty face?
Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets i
Unknown Who Is Eddie Fields?
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields 106
Al Mann The Master of the Cards - A Discussion on the Psychic Feats of Olof Jonsson
The Third Ecstasy 28
Karl Fulves Harvey Rosenthal Issue (Part One) folio intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #1) 877
Karl Fulves Harvey Rosenthal Issue (Part Two) folio intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2) 889
Karl Fulves Harvey Rosenthal Issue (Part Three) folio intro
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #3) 901
Alan Kennaugh A Kaleidoscope of Talent "offbeat profile"
 The David Berglas File No. 1 4
Karl Fulves Hummer, Jaks on compiling a book about Bob Hummer's and Stanley Jaks's work
 Interlocutor (Issue 8) 27
Karl Fulves, Lyon Sprague de Camp More On Houdini quote from de Camp about Houdini
Also published here
  • biography on H. P. Lovecraft by Sprague de Camp
 Interlocutor (Issue 9) 34
Edwin Fantastic Fox
Clever.... Like a Fox 7
John Braun Much Ado About Nothing
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, June 1964
 Clever.... Like a Fox 9
Frances Ireland Marshall, Jay Marshall Karrell Fox
Clever.... Like a Fox 13
Unknown Burling "Volta" Hull - Fourfold Master of Magic biography
 The Amazing World of Mentalism 5
Lewis Ganson Introduction with some background on Mark Weston
 Continuous Cigarette Production 5
Jon Racherbaumer Cast of Characters
  • Gene Castillon
  • Pauline Guidry
  • Lloyd Jones
  • Edward Marlo
  • Jimmy Molinaire
  • Dave Solomon
  • Robert Walker
 Good Turns 4
Karl Fulves Dai Vernon Issue (Part One) biography via Dick Buffum tapes
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #7) 987
Karl Fulves Dai Vernon Issue (Part Two) biography via Dick Buffum tapes
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #8) 999
Karl Fulves Dai Vernon Issue (Part Three) biography via Dick Buffum tapes
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #9) 1011
Karl Fulves Dai Vernon Issue (Part Four) biography via Dick Buffum tapes
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10) 1023
Karl Fulves Sidelines more on Dai Vernon
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10) 1031
Persi Diaconis Diaconis Business Card reproduction
 Interlocutor (Issue 15) 57
Karl Fulves Howard Thurston
The Magic Book 185
Karl Fulves Selbit's Mile a Minute on P. T. Selbit's inventions
 The Magic Book 187
Karl Fulves Le Roy and De Biere
The Magic Book 188
Karl Fulves Horace Goldin
The Magic Book 188
Karl Fulves Maurice Raymond
The Magic Book 190
Karl Fulves Harry Houdini
The Magic Book 190
Karl Fulves John Scarne recounting of effect "Card through Window"
 The Magic Book 194
Ross Bertram Harry Blackstone
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 71
Danny Dew Emil Jarrow
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 153
Shigeo Futagawa Shigeo Futagawa short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 2
Shigeo Futagawa Dedication to Shigeo Takagi short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 5
Shigeo Futagawa Han Ping Chien short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 86
Shigeo Futagawa Dai Vernon short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 110
Shigeo Futagawa John Scarne short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 132
Shigeo Futagawa T. Nelson Downs short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 142
Shigeo Futagawa Slydini short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 160
Shigeo Futagawa Tenkai short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 170
Shigeo Futagawa Gerald Kosky short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 194
Shigeo Futagawa Ross Bertram short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 195
Shigeo Futagawa Ormond McGill short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 196
Shigeo Futagawa Jerry Andrus short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 197
Shigeo Futagawa Pete Biro short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 198
Shigeo Futagawa Daniel Cros short biography
 Introduction to Coin Magic 199
Al Mann Mentalist Richard Osterlind
The Apodosis 16
Chuck Martinez The Care and Feeding of Paul Harris
Las Vegas Close-Up
Bobby Bernard, T. Nelson Downs The Downs' Coin Star with anecdotes about Nelson Downs
 Bernard's Lesson on Coin Magic 24
Frank Garcia Romaine intro
 The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines 41
Frank Garcia Introduction to "Doc" Daley
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines 75
Karl Fulves John Scarne Dept. on Scarne's gambling expertise
 Interlocutor (Issue 17) 64
Karl Fulves Milt Tropp Dept.
Interlocutor (Issue 23) 89
Karl Fulves, Allen Okawa Malini with newspaper quotes about Malini
 Interlocutor (Issue 26) 101
Al Mann Millard Longman short biography
 Acidus Plus 1
Al Mann Al Mann short biography
 Acidus Plus 4
Karl Fulves Credit on Joseph K. Schmidt
 Interlocutor (Issue 33) 130
John Goodman Blockbusters gag story about "Tally Hogan"
 Interlocutor (Issue 40) 159
Tommy Tucker Tucker on Fox on Karrell Fox
 Another Book 17
Tom Mullica The Karrell I Know on Karrell Fox
 Another Book 21
Ian Adair Mr. Fox ... Mr. E ... Mr. Enthusiasm on Karrell Fox
 Another Book 25
Sandy Spillman Dunninger, The Man and the Myth on Dunninger
  • Electric Quality
  • Write Something Hard
  • Distributed Envelopes
  • The Program
  • Errors were Impressive
  • The Skeptics
  • Professional License
 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 225) 1125
Barry Wiley The Indescribable Phenomenon on Anna Eva Fay
  • Compared with Houdini
  • She Excited her Audience
  • Featured a Two-Part Routine
  • The Cabinet Act
  • The Question-Answering Routine
  • At the Rate of Three a Minute
  • Exposures Brought Headlines
  • Always Available to Reporters
  • Call her an 'Actress'
 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 231) 1155
Lewis Ganson Introduction biographical sketch of Walt Lees
 The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees 3
John Zweers Alfred B. Leech - Magician of the Month Al Leech bio
 Al Leech's Legacy 7
Michael Ammar Bravo... David Copperfield
The Command Performance - Premier Issue 33
Michael Ammar Bravo... Phil Goldstein
The Command Performance - Premier Issue 33
Michael Ammar Bravo... Paul Harris
The Command Performance - Premier Issue 33
Michael Ammar Bravo... Irv Weiner
Encore I 29
Michael Ammar Bravo... David Roth
Encore I 29
Martin Gardner Introduction on Bob Hummer
Related to Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets iii
"Senator" Clark Crandall Crandall on Hummer on Bob Hummer
Also published here
  • "Crandall on Hummer" in "The New Tops" 6, 7 & 8 in 1964
 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 49
Walt Lees Introduction biographical introduction
 The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 1
Phil Willmarth James Patrick Ryan - "Darling of the Geritol Set"
Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners 1
Michael Ammar Bravo... Karrell Fox
Encore II 45
Michael Ammar Bravo... Darwin Ortiz
Encore II 45
Michael Ammar Bravo... Bob Read
Encore II 45
Basil Horwitz Introducing Basil Horwitz
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz 5
Richard Durham Richard Durham letter written by Bob Hummer to C. Verne, with lot of biographical details
 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 120
David Britland Paul Daniels - It's Magic on Paul Daniels, Fred Peter's Dancers, Jean-Claude and Yvette, The Compagni Philippe Genty, Karen Kay
 Babel (Issue 1) 8
Stuart R. Patterson, David Britland John Calvert: Actor & Magician on the move
Babel (Issue 2) 19
Marcus R. Henvit The Amazing Newmann on C. A. George Newmann
 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 275) 1375
Tommy Windsor Introduction to Mr. R.D. Merrill
Merrill's Knife Book 4
Juan Tamariz Juan Anton on Juan Anton
 Magia Potagia — Volume I 47
David Solomon A Personal Note from Dave... about his life in magic, with Marlo anecdotes
 Sessions 132
Simon Aronson A Personal Note from Simon... about his life in magic
 Sessions 136
George Joseph About the Author
Hand Mucking 51
Harry Lorayne Tom Mullica mini bio
 Best of Friends 55
Harry Lorayne Ken Krenzel mini bio
 Best of Friends 66
Harry Lorayne Martin Nash mini bio
 Best of Friends 73
Harry Lorayne A. Berkeley Davis mini bio
 Best of Friends 78
Harry Lorayne Larry Jennings mini bio
 Best of Friends 87
Harry Lorayne David Grenewetzki mini bio
 Best of Friends 96
Harry Lorayne Charles Hudson mini bio
 Best of Friends 104
Harry Lorayne Jean-Jacques Sanvert mini bio
 Best of Friends 120
Harry Lorayne Sid R. Spocane II mini bio, Persi Diaconis
 Best of Friends 131
Harry Lorayne Terry Lagerould mini bio
 Best of Friends 140
Harry Lorayne Tom Craven mini bio
 Best of Friends 158
Harry Lorayne Edward Marlo mini bio
 Best of Friends 165
Harry Lorayne Allan Ackerman mini bio
 Best of Friends 179
Harry Lorayne Phil Goldstein mini bio, Max Maven
 Best of Friends 186
Harry Lorayne Harry Levine mini bio
 Best of Friends 195
Harry Lorayne Herb Zarrow mini bio
 Best of Friends 200
Harry Lorayne J. K. Hartman mini bio
 Best of Friends 213
Harry Lorayne Richard Kaufman mini bio
 Best of Friends 230
Harry Lorayne Meir Yedid mini bio
 Best of Friends 242
Harry Lorayne Michael J. Gerhardt mini bio
 Best of Friends 250
Harry Lorayne Bob King mini bio
 Best of Friends 262
Harry Lorayne Tim Wenk mini bio
 Best of Friends 273
Harry Lorayne Nick Pudar mini bio
 Best of Friends 279
Harry Lorayne Eddy Taytelbaum mini bio
 Best of Friends 284
Harry Lorayne Jim Swain mini bio
 Best of Friends 294
Harry Lorayne Reinhard Müller mini bio
 Best of Friends 313
Harry Lorayne André Robert mini bio
 Best of Friends 320
Harry Lorayne Paul Gertner mini bio
 Best of Friends 342
Harry Lorayne Jon Racherbaumer mini bio
 Best of Friends 347
Harry Lorayne Looy Simonoff mini bio
 Best of Friends 359
Harry Lorayne Bob Farmer mini bio
 Best of Friends 385
Harry Lorayne Dennis Marks mini bio
 Best of Friends 398
Harry Lorayne Don England mini bio
 Best of Friends 414
Harry Lorayne Robert Walker