Intros & Epilogues

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Reginald Scot The conclusion, wherin the reader is referred to certeine patterns of instruments wherewith diverse feats heere specified are to be executed final comments on the chapter about juggling (= magic)
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 199
Hocus Pocus Junior The Epistle to the Reader
1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 3
Henri Decremps Préface
1784 La Magie Blanche Dévoilée iii
Preface
1784 Breslaw's Last Legacy viii
Sentiments and Toasts
1784 Breslaw's Last Legacy 120
Henri Decremps Avis
1785 Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoillée viii
Henri Decremps Table des matières Very detailed summary on 6 pages
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp v
Henri Decremps Préface Comments on the success of the previous two volumes. Establishing the promise to mainly explain doable tricks without spending money
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp xi
Henri Decremps Préambule du Testament et principes généraux Testament which scrupulously respects the prescriptions of the written law and the custom of Paris. It is intended to bequeath, to its heir readers, that instructions and knowledge.
It also contains thirteen rules of presentation
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 1
Henri Decremps Chapitre II
1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 91
Henri Decremps Article II: Tours de cartes nouveaux ou nouvellement perfectionnés intro to trick section
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 112
Henri Decremps Charade ending with a charade
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 328
Professor Hoffmann Chapter I. Introductory
1889 Tricks with Cards 1
Professor Hoffmann Chapter V. Card Tricks of a Simple Character, not Necessitating Sleight of Hand
1889 Tricks with Cards 68
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VIII. Stage Tricks
1889 Tricks with Cards 204
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1889 Tricks with Cards 250
Professor Hoffmann Introductory
1890 More Magic 1
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1890 More Magic 457
H. F. C. Suhr Vorwort the author wants to fill a gap with this book, as no books on card magic exist that are worth mentioning (times have changed)
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler iii
H. F. C. Suhr Erster Teil - Kartenkunststücke ohne Apparate chapter "magic without apparatus"
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 1
H. F. C. Suhr Zweiter Teil - Kartenkunststücke mit mechanischen Apparaten
  • Vorbemerkung
chapter intro
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 61
H. F. C. Suhr Dritter Teil - Eine Kartensoiree
  • Vorbemerkung
routined show with full patter in this chapter
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 83
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Vorwort introduction to magazine
 		Sep. 1895 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 1) 1
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Vorwort
1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Kartenschule chapter intro to part one
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 1
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Mathematische oder Berechnungs-Kunststücke chapter intro to part 3
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 87
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die präparierten Karten on gaffed cards, chapter intro to chapter four
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 125
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Präparationen en passant chapter intro
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 130
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Apparate und sonstige Hilfsmittel zur Vorführung von Kartenkunststücken chapter intro for chapter five
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 175
August Roterberg Preface with thanks to Conradi for letting him use parts of "Der Moderne Kartenkünstler" (1896)
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 5
August Roterberg Introduction
1897 New Era Card Tricks 6
H. F. C. Suhr Vorwort
1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! v
H. F. C. Suhr Roman's Tricks und deren Erklärung intro, on St. Roman's stage set-up and appearance
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 12
H. F. C. Suhr Die wichtigsten Kunstgriffe der Magie chapter with basic sleights
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 139
H. F. C. Suhr Vorwort
1900 Der Amateurzauberer iii
H. F. C. Suhr Erster Teil - Münzenpiecen coin chapter
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 1
H. F. C. Suhr Zweiter Teil - Kartenpiecen card chapter
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 60
H. F. C. Suhr Dritter Teil - Vermischte Kunststücke miscellaneous chapter
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 111
H. F. C. Suhr Vierter Teil - Schnurrpfeifereien
1900 Der Amateurzauberer 155
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Griffe und Kunststücke mit Münzen und Karten nach T. Nelson Downs introduction to following items
A. Münzengriffe und Münzen-Kunststücke nach Downs
 		Mar. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 3) 39
S. W. Erdnase Preface
Related to 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 3
S. W. Erdnase Introduction
Related to 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 9
S. W. Erdnase Professional Secrets
Related to 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 13
S. W. Erdnase Legerdemain
1902 The Expert at the Card Table 125
Charles Bertram Introduction
1902 The Modern Conjurer 13
Professor Hoffmann Preface
1903 Later Magic iii
Professor Hoffmann Introduction
1903 Later Magic xvii
Professor Hoffmann Chapter II - Appliances and Expedients of General Utility chapter intro
 		1903 Later Magic 16
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VI - Tricks with Rings
1903 Later Magic 189
Professor Hoffmann Chapter IX - Tricks with Gloves chapter intro
 		1903 Later Magic 366
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XII - Miscellaneous Tricks chapter intro
 		1903 Later Magic 471
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1903 Later Magic 554
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorwort
1903 Moderne Magie iii
T. Nelson Downs, John Northern Hilliard Introductory three branches of magic, on the state of magic
 		1909 The Art of Magic 11
John Northern Hilliard L'Envoi
1909 The Art of Magic 348
Ottokar Fischer Vorwort on Georg Heubeck and the genesis of the book
 		1910 Kartenkünste iii
Frederick E. Jones Mind Reading, Secrets and Sealed Billet Reading on muscle reading
 		1911 Mind Reading Secrets and Sealed Billet Reading 3
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XIII - New Miscellaneous Tricks start of addition to expanded 1911 edition
 		1911 Later Magic 557
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XIV - Recollections of Hartz the Wizard biographical information on Hartz
 		1911 Later Magic 614
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1911 Later Magic 738
Professor Hoffmann Preface
1911 Magical Titbits iii
Professor Hoffmann Recollections of Hartz biographical information on Hartz
 		1911 Magical Titbits 67
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1911 Magical Titbits 221
Stanley Collins Foreword
1915 Original Magical Creations 7
Charles T. Jordan Preface
1919 Thirty Card Mysteries 1
T. Nelson Downs Introduction
1919 Thirty Card Mysteries 3
Charles T. Jordan Chapter II - Tricks of an Impromptu Nature "(requiring little or no skill)"
chapter intro
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 35
Charles T. Jordan Chapter III - Feats Requiring More or Less Manipulative Ability chapter intro
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 50
Charles T. Jordan Chapter IV - Feats Requiring Previous Preparation chapter intro
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 67
Charles T. Jordan Adios
1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 80
Stanley Collins Foreword
1920 Deceptive Conceptions in Magic 7
Charles T. Jordan Preface
1920 Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks 1
Charles T. Jordan Preface
1920 Ten New Miscellaneous Tricks 1
Charles T. Jordan Preface
1920 Ten New Prepared Card Tricks 2
Charles T. Jordan Preface
1920 Ten New Pocket Tricks 2
Charles T. Jordan Preface
1920 Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks 1
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Einleitung
1922 Zwölf Schlager der Magie iii
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorwort
1922 Zwölf Schlager der Magie v
Karl Schröder Geleit
1922 Zwölf Schlager der Magie vii
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Schlusswort
1922 Zwölf Schlager der Magie 76
H. Syril Dusenbery Introduction
1923 Making Magic Pay 1
Edward Bagshawe Introduction
1924 Exclusive Problems in Magic 9
Oswald Rae Foreword
1926 Between Ourselves xv
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorwort
1926 Magische Miniaturen 4
Tom Sellers Foreword
1927 Tricks That Work 2
Edwin Hooper Publisher's Foreword
1927 The Nikola Card System 4
Louis Nikola The Nikola Card System
1927 The Nikola Card System 7
Alfred Chapuis Notice Sur Adolphe Blind - Préface biographical notes on Adolphe Blind
 		1927 Les Automates Truqués 9
Oswald Rae Foreword
1927 Wizardry With Watches 5
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorwort
1927 Leichte Zauberei iii
Charles J. Maly Foreword
1927/28 Merlin's Master Manipulations 2
Arthur W. C. Brumfield Editorial Note credits
 		1927/28 Merlin's Master Manipulations 24
Arthur W. C. Brumfield Editorial Note same es in part one
 		1927/28 Merlin at the Card Table 24
Oswald Rae Foreword
1928 Sub Rosa vii
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Mind Reading
1928 The L. W. Mindreading Mysteries 1
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Introduction
1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 3
William Larsen, T. Page Wright I. Some New Card Discoveries
1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 4
William Larsen, T. Page Wright II. Feats With Prepared Cards
1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 10
William Larsen, T. Page Wright III. Some Novel Card Creations
1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 22
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Foreword
1928 Card Tricks You Will Do 2
Eric F. Impey Fore-Word
1928 Original Card Mysteries
Oswald Rae Foreword
1929 More Practical Patter i
Oswald Rae Foreword
1930 Original Magic i
Montague Summers Introduction long essay from 1930 edition
 		1930 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue ) xvii
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorwort
1930 Zauberkunststücke 3
Tom Sellers Preface
1931 Sellers' Secrets 3
Al Baker Introduction
Also published here 1931 The Book Without A Name 7
Theodore Annemann Foreword...
1931 The Book Without A Name 8
Victor Farelli Introduction
1931 Controlled Coincidence 3
Graham Adams Mr Douglas Dexter, and Gentlemen introduction, "All I know is that S.W.Erdnase when reversed spells E.S.Andrews."
 		1931 Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book" 1
Graham Adams Final Comments
1931 Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book" 28
Tom Sellers Preface
1931 Magical Pleasantries 3
Eric F. Impey Introduction
1931 Try This One 1
Lu Brent "A Word With You"
1932 Novel Magic 2
Ralph W. Hull Foreword
1932 "Eye-Openers" 1
Audley Walsh Foreword
1933 John Scarne explains Why You Can't Win! 10
John Scarne Introduction
1933 John Scarne explains Why You Can't Win! 11
John Northern Hilliard Foreword
1933 More "Eye-Openers" 1
Tom Sellers Foreword
1933 More Secrets 2
Charles Eastman Foreword
1933 Expert Manipulative Magic 1
William Larsen Foreword
1933 Page Wright's Notebook
Al Baker To My Friends, Magic Lovers
Also published here 1933 Al Baker's Book 6
Tom Sellers Foreword
1934 Card Tricks That Work 2
Laurie Ireland Introduction
1934 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1934)
Theodore Annemann Introduction as Usual
1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 1
Tom Sellers Foreword
1935 Quick Tricks 2
Brunel White Foreword
1935 Would You Believe It? 1
Louis Lam Introduction
1935 Would You Believe It? 2
Jean Hugard Introduction - The Importance of Showmanship
1935 Mental Magic with Cards 7
Laurie Ireland Introduction
1935 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation") 1
Theodore Annemann Introduction
1935 Complete One Man Mental and Psychic Routine 1
Ray Gamble, W. Herbert Schuh Foreword
1935 Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant This is a Good Book
1935 They're Off 3
Al Baker To My Friends, Professional and Amateur
Also published here 1935 Al Baker's Second Book 4
Laurie Ireland Introduction
1936 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1936) 1
Jean Hugard Thaumaturgy Credits David Devant with inventing thimble manipulation, plus describes different types of thimbles
 		1936 Thimble Magic 3
Edward Bagshawe Foreword
1936 Lend Me Your Pack 6
U. F. Grant The Gambler's Expose Act
1936 The Gambler's Expose Act 1
Brunel White A Few Words
1936 Edward Proudlock's Version of the Sympathetic Silks 5
Edward Proudlock Preface
1936 Edward Proudlock's Version of the Sympathetic Silks 7
Edward Bagshawe Introduction
1936 Edward Proudlock's Version of the Sympathetic Silks 9
Eddie Joseph A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 1
Eddie Joseph Conclusion
1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 7
Edward Bagshawe Introduction
1936 ca. Twenty Magical Novelties 9
Louis Lam Appreciation
1937 Watch Me Closely 1
Louis Lam Would You Believe It?
1937 Watch Me Closely 30
Robert Parrish, John Goodrum You'd Be Surprised
1937 You'd be Surprised 5
Theodore Annemann Introduction
1937 "En Rapport" 1
Edward Victor Author's Foreword
1937 Magic of the Hands xi
Edward Victor L'Envoi
1937 Magic of the Hands 119
Max Holden Foreword
1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 7
T. Nelson Downs Introduction
1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 7
Dariel Fitzkee Foreword
1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 8
Laurie Ireland Preface
1938 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1938)
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1938 Intuitional Sight 1
Franklin M. Chapman Pleased to Meet You
July 1938 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 1) 1
Louis Lam Dedication
1939 Be Deceived 2
Louis Lam Introduction
1939 Be Deceived 3
Robert Parrish, Oscar Weigle Foreword
1939 Do That Again! 5
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1939 Strictly Magic 3
Jean Hugard Introduction - Extempore Magic essay on impromptu magic, special props and magic that happens as a side note, with examples by Tarbell
 		1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 11
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Foreword to the First Edition
1940 Expert Card Technique viii
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Tricks of 1940
1940 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940) 1
Charles Hopkins Preface
1940 "Outs" Precautions and Challenges 5
Charles Hopkins Introduction
1940 "Outs" Precautions and Challenges 10
Charles Hopkins More To Come?... Well, Maybe!
1940 "Outs" Precautions and Challenges 79
Joseph Ovette Foreword
1940 Fast Ones 3
Paul Rosini Introduction
1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 1
Martin Gardner Preface
1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 3
Percy Abbott Publisher's Introduction
1940 Card System De Luxe 3
H. Adrian Smith Conclusion
1940 Card System De Luxe 18
Bruce Fife Foreword
1940 / 1992 How to Pick Pockets for Fun and Profit 5
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1940 / 1992 How to Pick Pockets for Fun and Profit 7
Edward Marlo Introduction
1941 Card Fan Productions 3
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Introduction
1941 The Stripper Deck 3
Martin Gardner Introduction
1941 After the Dessert 3
John Mulholland Introductions
1941 Our Mysteries 7
Martin Gardner Introduction
1941 Six More Hummers 2
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1941 How Gamblers Win 2
Tony Kardyro The Routine Supreme intro to actual routine
 		1941 The Routine Supreme 8
Val Evans Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
1941 Stacks and Stacks Of Cards 1
Elmer P. Ransom Foreword
Also published here 1941 Magical Ways and Means ix
Al Baker Introduction
Also published here 1941 Magical Ways and Means xi
Percy Abbott Publisher's Foreword
1941 ca. Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks 3
Dai Vernon Introduction
1941/49 Select Secrets 5
Edward Marlo Foreword
1942 Let's See the Deck 4
Edward Marlo And In Conclusion
1942 Let's See the Deck 30
Edward Marlo Foreword
1942 Deck Deception 3
Edward Marlo And in conclusion
1942 Deck Deception 23
Tom Sellers Foreword
1942 That's Good! 2
Jean Hugard Introduction comments on overhand shuffling
 		1942 Miracle Shuffles and Tricks 2
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Year Book of 1942
1942 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1942) 1
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1942 Coin and Money Magic 6
Eddie Joseph Part Four - Combination Moves of Coins with Matches chapter intro
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 49
Eddie Joseph Part Seven - "Close-Up" Tricks intro
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 70
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1942 Greater Card Tricks 3
Eddie Joseph Part Three - Tricks for All Occasions chapter intro
 		1942 Greater Card Tricks 17
Eddie Joseph Part Five - Exquisite Experiments chapter intro
 		1942 Greater Card Tricks 55
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 6
Harold Rice Foreword
1942 Rope Royale 3
Harold Rice Foreword
1942 Silks Supreme iii
John Mulholland Introduction
1942 Silks Supreme iv
Martin Gardner Introduction
1942 Cut the Cards 3
Edward Marlo Foreword
1943 Shoot the Works 1
Edward Marlo "It's Old But It's New" intro to Section II
 		1943 Shoot the Works 11
Tom Sellers Preface
1943 Magical Mixture 3
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Yearbook of 1943
1943 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943) 1
Jean Hugard Editorial
June 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 1) 1
Floyd D. Brown Foreword
1943 25 Methods for Switching Decks
Percy Abbott Foreword
1943 The Magic 36 3
William S. Houghton Conclusion patter to introduce mental effects
 		1943 The Magic 36 71
Harold Rice Foreword
1943 Celebrated Cigarettes 4
Edward Marlo Introduction
1944 Action with Cards
Warren Wiersbe Introduction
1944 Action with Cards 1
Laurie Ireland Introduction
1944 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944) 1
Paul Fleming Preface
1944 The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume I iii
Bob Hummer To All Who are Winning the War with Hummer's Magic
1944 Six-Trix for 1944 2
Max Holden, John J. Crimmins Jr. Foreword
1944 Practical Mental Effects iii
Theodore Annemann Time Marches On
1944 Practical Mental Effects iv
Harold Sterling Introduction
1944 Jamesosophy 2
Edward Marlo Foreword
1945 Off the Top
Edward Marlo A Prediction
1945 Off the Top 27
Laurie Ireland The Ireland Year Book of 1945
1945 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945) 1
Robert A. Nelson Foreword
1945 Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation 6
Bob Hummer Forward
1945 Little Stranger 1
Dr. William Weyeneth Vorwort intro to new series of La Baguette Magique / Der Zauberstab, followed by french translation "Editorial"
 		Jan. 1945 La Baguette Magique (Issue 1) 4
Arthur H. Buckley Preface
1946 Card Control 5
Harlan Tarbell Arthur Buckley
1946 Card Control 6
Neal Elias Foreword
1946 At the Table Tricks 2
Neal Elias Well, that's it!
1946 At the Table Tricks 20
Warren Wiersbe Preface
1946 Mental Cases With Cards 1
Laurie Ireland The Ireland Year Book of 1946
1946 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946) 1
Paul Rosini Introduction
1946 The Invisible Pass 5
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Summary
1946 The Invisible Pass 27
Paul Fleming Preface
1946 The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume II iii
Billy O'Connor Introduction
1946 Card Fantasies 6
Edward G. Love Preface
1946 Card Fantasies 7
Milbourne Christopher Introduction
1946 Milk Pitcher Magic 3
Hen Fetsch Forword written in 1946
 		1946 Milk Pitcher Magic 4
Dariel Fitzkee Introduction
1946 Rings In Your Fingers 11
John Booth Introduction
1946 50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do 2
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Whose Tricks?
1946 50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do 4
Edward Marlo Author's Remarks
1947 Marlo In Spades 2
Laurie Ireland Introduction
1947 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947) 2
J. B. Bobo Preface
1947 Watch This One! 11
John Braun Introduction
1947 Watch This One! 13
Charles Goodliffe Neale Introduction
1947 The First Book of William 5
Billy McComb Preface
1947 The First Book of William 7
Lloyd E. Jones Foreword based on Jordan's "Four Full Hands of Card Tricks" and "Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects"
 		1947 The Four Full Hands () 5
John Mulholland Introduction
1947 Gems of Mental Magic i
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Preface
1947 Gems of Mental Magic 1
George G. Kaplan Foreword
1948 The Fine Art of Magic vii
Laurie Ireland About the Year Book...
1948 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948) 2
Tan Hock Chuan Preface
1948 Rough & Smooth Possibilities
Wilfrid Jonson Introduction
1948 Rough & Smooth Possibilities
Tan Hock Chuan Epilogue
1948 Rough & Smooth Possibilities 18
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Introduction
1948 Principles and Deceptions xix
Arthur H. Buckley Foreword
1948 Principles and Deceptions xx
Arthur H. Buckley Foreword to the Chapter Three - Card Magic
1948 Principles and Deceptions 139
Arthur H. Buckley Concluding Remarks
1948 Principles and Deceptions 218
John Ramsay Preface
1948 John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls 9
Sidney H. Radner Foreword
1948 Your Deck — Your Card 3
Dariel Fitzkee Foreword the tricks are updated descriptions of "Thirty Card Problems" (Arthur Buckley, written by Fitzkee, 1930)
 		1948 The Card Expert Entertains 9
Dariel Fitzkee Chapter Eighteen
1948 The Card Expert Entertains 164
Bill Simon Foreword
1949 Controlled Miracles 2
Al Leech Preface
1949 For Card Men Only 3
Laurie Ireland About the Year Book
1949 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949) 2
George B. Anderson The First Prediction - Or Another Way of Saying "Preface"
1949 It Must Be Mindreading 3
Martin Gardner Introduction
1949 Over the Coffee Cups
Vynn Boyar Introduction
1949 Ghostly Seconds 1
Percy Abbott Mr. Magician
1949 Mail Mentalism
Percy Abbott Mr. Magician
1949 Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick 3
Eddie Joseph Dear Friend
1949 Staggered 1
George Sands Preface
1949 Sandsational Rope 1
Robert Parrish Introduction
1949 52 Amazing Card Tricks 3
Al Baker Foreword
Also published here 1949 Mental Magic ix
Eddie Joseph Fifteen Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck
1949 ca. 15 Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck 1
Jean Hugard Foreword to the Third Edition
1950 Expert Card Technique vii
Publisher's Introduction
1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 3
John Scarne A New Era in Card Tricks
1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 5
Lin Searles Lucky Aces
1950 Lucky Aces 1
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1950 The Art of Body Loading & Productions 7
Percy Abbott Introduction
1950 Card Bonanza 1
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1950 Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards 1
Lewis Ganson Preface Germany, 1950
 		1950 Routined Manipulation — Part One 4
Lewis Ganson "Fred Robinson Explains" intro
 		1950 Routined Manipulation — Part One 61
Lewis Ganson Magic with Coins
1950 Routined Manipulation — Part One 93
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Foreword
1950 Magical Gems 3
Dr. Stanley Jaks Introduction on close-up magic, his book of mysteries, beautiful props appealing to women
Also published here 1951 Who is this Dr. Jaks? 1
Bob Somerfeld Forthought
1951 Mind Reader's Digest
Percy Abbott Preface Psychic Magic are based on a series by McGill in the TOPS called "The Psychic Circle" from 1937
 		1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 1 4
Ormond McGill Introduction
1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 1 5
Percy Abbott Preface
1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 2 4
Percy Abbott Preface
1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 3 4
Percy Abbott Preface
1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 4 4
Percy Abbott Preface
1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 5 4
Percy Abbott Preface
1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 6 4
Bert Allerton Foreword
1951 Close-Up Time wit Don Alan 3
Carl Ballantine KCAB SDROW
1951 Close-Up Time wit Don Alan 18
Carl Ballantine Back Words
1951 Close-Up Time wit Don Alan 20
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations
1951 The Marlo Miracle Deck 7
Montague Wynne Foreword
1951 Toni Koynini's Card Miracles 4
Percy Abbott Introduction
1951 More Dumbfounders with Cards 2
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1951 The Invisible Influence 1
Dai Vernon Foreword
Also published here 1951 Pet Secrets 5
Jean Hugard Introduction
Also published here 1951 Pet Secrets 7
J. B. Bobo Preface
1952 Modern Coin Magic vii
J. B. Bobo Acknowledgements
1952 Modern Coin Magic xiv
John Ramsay Foreword history and Ramsay's relation to the routine
 		1952 Four Little Beans 4
Victor Farelli Afterword annotations to the Ramsay routine
 		1952 Four Little Beans 17
Bill Simon Foreword
1952 Effective Card Magic 7
Martin Gardner Introduction
1952 Effective Card Magic 8
Milbourne Christopher Introduction
1952 One Man Mental Magic 2
Theodore Annemann Introduction on performing, booklet contains reprints from the Sphinx
 		1952 Annemann's Buried Treasures
Bob Somerfeld Situation Wanted on hot reading, pre-show information
 		1952 Pieces of Mind 3
Eddie Joseph Tricks for Informal Occasions
1952 Tricks for Informal Occasions 1
Lewis Ganson Preface
1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 5
Barrows Mussey Prefatory Note
1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 6
Lewis Ganson Card Quota intro to card section
 		1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 38
Lewis Ganson Ken Brooke's Chapter
1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 45
Lewis Ganson Harold G. Beaumont's "Quartet"
1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 78
Lewis Ganson Conclusion
1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 133
Frances Ireland Marshall Introduction
1952 The Last Word on Cards 3
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Foreword
1952 The Last Word on Cards 4
Peter Warlock Foreword
Related to 1953 "Come a little closer..." 5
George Armstrong Introduction... translation of "Darlings Mentale Mystifier" (1948)
 		1953 I'll Read Your Mind 6
Bruce Elliott Preface
1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 11
Bruce Elliott In Conclusion
1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 217
Bertram Millidge Introduction
1953 Two Jardine Ellis Ring-On-Ribbon Routines 1
Edward Marlo Miracle Card Changes
1954 Miracle Card Changes 2
Al Leech Concluding Observations
1954 Handbook Of Card Sleights 29
Al Leech Author's Comment
1954 Handbook Of Card Sleights 30
Jack Yates Foreword close-up mental magic
 		1954 Minds in Close-Up 5
Milbourne Christopher Introduction
1954 More One Man Mental Magic 2
Bill Simon Foreword
1954 Sleightly Sensational 4
Dai Vernon Introduction
1954 Sleightly Sensational 4
Karrell Fox Kornfidentially
1954 Kornfidentially Yours iii
Donald "Monk" Watson Karrell Fox
1954 Kornfidentially Yours iv
Francis Haxton Preface
1954 The Nullificator 2
Francis Haxton Conclusion
1954 The Nullificator 8
Eddie Joseph Introduction on impromptu magic
 		1954 A Magician Goes to Dinner 1
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1954 Routined Manipulation Finale 9
Cy Endfield Foreword
1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I 4
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I 5
Lewis Ganson To Lighten the Burden on writing the book
 		1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I 7
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II 4
Kenny Woodward, Jr. Forward
1955 Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets
John A. M. Howie Preface
1955 Routines with the Jardine Ellis Ring 5
J. Stewart Smith Foreword
1955 One More Thought on Cards 4
Peter Warlock Foreword on Hans Trixer
 		1955 ConjuRing Trix 4
J. B. Bobo Foreword
1955 Safety Pin-Trix 3
Jerry Andrus A Word from the Author
1955 Safety Pin-Trix 6
Jerry Andrus Afterword
1955 Safety Pin-Trix 70
Tony Kardyro Kardyro's Kard Konjuring "Senor Torino" = Tony Kardyro
 		1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 1
Tony Kardyro Thanx Fellows
1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 34
Edward Marlo The Action Palms
1956 Action Palm 1
Edward Marlo Finger-Tip Control
Related to 1956 Fingertip Control 3
Frances Ireland Marshall Greetings....
1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 3
Theodore Annemann Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy thirty minutes routine consisting of the following routines in this manuscript, The Programme, The Requirements, The Opening
 		1956 Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy 3
George Armstrong Last Minute Notes
1956 Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy 12
Jack Yates Foreword book on two-person mental effects
 		1956 Minds in Duplicate 5
About Don Alan
1956 Pretty Sneaky 4
Bruce Elliott Preface
1956 The Best in Magic iii
Bruce Elliott The Last Word
1956 The Best in Magic 243
Harry Blackstone Introduction
1956 Top Secrets of Magic vii
James G. Thompson Jr. Preface
1956 Top Secrets of Magic ix
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1956 Unconventional Magic 2
Lu Brent A Word With You
1956 Fifteen Star Card Effects 3
Martin Gardner Preface
1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery xi
Martin Gardner Tricks with Cards - Part One chapter intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 1
Martin Gardner Tricks with Cards - Part Two chapter intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 20
Martin Gardner Other Tricks of Interest suggested reading list
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 31
Martin Gardner Dice intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 42
Martin Gardner Magic With Common Objects Chapter Intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 42
Martin Gardner Dominoes intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 46
Martin Gardner Calendars intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 48
Martin Gardner Matches intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 55
Martin Gardner Coins intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 59
Martin Gardner Topological Tomfoolery Chapter Intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 69
Martin Gardner String and Rope intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 81
Martin Gardner Clothing Chapter intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 86
Martin Gardner Rubber Bands
1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 91
Martin Gardner Tricks With Special Equipment
1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 95
Martin Gardner Geometrical Vanishes - Part 1 chapter intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 114
Martin Gardner Magic with Pure Numbers chapter intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 156
Max Andrews Foreword
1956 The Hindu Cups 3
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1956 The Hindu Cups 7
Jerry Andrus Random Notes
  • On Illustrations and Angles
  • On Who Invented What
  • On Self-Confidence
  • On Practice
  • On a Display of Skill
  • On Trick Cards, Yes or No
  • On Too Many Sleights and Not Enough Tricks
  • On Take-a-Card Tricks
  • A Note on Materials
 		1956 Andrus Deals You In 7
Jerry Andrus In Appreciation
1956 Andrus Deals You In 191
Dariel Fitzkee Preface
1956 Rope Eternal 5
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Foreword
1956 Classical Foursome
Edward Marlo The Side-Steal
1957 Side Steal 1
Dai Vernon Foreword
1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 13
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 15
Edward Marlo The Tabled Palm
1957 The Tabled Palm 1
Note
1957 Coining Magic 2
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations
1957 Coining Magic 40
Russell "Rusduck" Duck To A Memory to Ted Annemann and The Jinx
 		1957 The Cardiste (Issue 1) 1
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Dealer's Choice on the reception of Cardiste Nr. 1
 		1957 The Cardiste (Issue 2) 1
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Dealer's Choice
1957 The Cardiste (Issue 3) 1
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Dealer's Choice
1957 The Cardiste (Issue 4) 1
Sam Aaronson Introduction
1957 26 Originals 1
Edward Marlo The Faro Shuffle
1958 The Faro Shuffle 1
Edward Marlo Faro Notes
1958 Faro Notes 1
Paul LePaul Foreword
1958 The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 3
Jay Marshall Introduction added to later edition
 		1958 Bull's-Eye Coin Tricks 2
Robert Parrish Introduction on Bert Allerton
 		1958 The Close-Up Magician 4
Bert Allerton Foreword
1958 The Close-Up Magician 7
Tony Corinda Introduction overview and a little bit of history, Gregor von Feinaigle
 		1958 Mnemonics and Mental Systems 59
Tony Corinda Part One: Introduction on predictions
 		1958 Predictions 85
Tony Corinda Introduction
Related to
  • Will Dexter's "Sealed Vision"
 1958 Blindfolds & X-Ray Eyes 129
Tony Corinda Part Three Tricks: Introduction
1958 Blindfolds & X-Ray Eyes 143
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Dealer's Choice
1958 The Cardiste (Issue 5) 1
Dr. Spencer Thornton Introduction
1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
Bobby Bernard Introduction
1958 Magic in Miniature 2
Bobby Bernard Conclusion of Magic in Miniature
1958 Magic in Miniature 8
Lin Searles Introduction
1958 Ultimate Aces 2
Dai Vernon Foreword
1959 Inner Secrets of Card Magic 3
Cy Endfield Preface
1959 Inner Secrets of Card Magic 4
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1959 Inner Secrets of Card Magic 5
Edward Marlo Foreword
1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 1
Edward Marlo "Seconds, Centers, Bottoms" introduction
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 5
Edward Marlo Foreword
1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems
Edward Marlo Foreword
1959 Marlo Meets His Match 3
Tony Corinda Introduction on billets
 		1959 Billets 165