This is the favorite ‘book’ of Gaetan Bloom. This monthly magic journal ran for just two years, producing 24 issues filled with exceptional ideas primarily focused on close-up magic. While most effects are attributed to Frank Chapman, notable contributions come from talents like Charlie Miller and Nate Leipzig.

To provide insight into Frank’s vision, here’s an excerpt from the inaugural issue:

Magic has been my passion for over twenty-five years. Though I occasionally perform for a fee, I consider myself an amateur magician. My goal is to keep my hobby self-sustaining and to respect those who earn a living from magic. I charge a premium fee, which elevates my performances and yours. This publication, “Scrapbook,” is dedicated to club and pocket magic, featuring effects from my personal archives that I believe will be valuable and practical for you. Alongside my creations, you will occasionally receive exclusive material from others, all meeting my high standards. I aim for “Scrapbook” to be worth at least double your investment, and I welcome your feedback. If an effect requires a special gimmick, I will provide it, as long as it’s not prohibitively expensive. I’m not interested in literary disputes; instead, I want to ensure “Scrapbook” remains a quality publication. There’s no set number of tricks per issue; some months may have more than others, but you will always receive exceptional value. I hope to grow this publication and reward my loyal subscribers. “Scrapbook” is designed to cater to the rising demand for bar and pocket magic. Are we ready? Then let’s begin!

1st edition 1938; PDF 98 pages

Contents

July 1938

• Pleased to Meet You (Frank Chapman) – 2
• Darn Clever These Chinese (Frank Chapman) – 3
• Tap-tap (Frank Chapman) – 4
• Purse Mys’try (Frank Chapman) – 4

August 1938

• Thank You (Frank Chapman) – 5
• Just a Cigarette (Frank Chapman) – 5
• Boutonniere (Bill Larsen) – 6
• Flash Color-change Silk (Frank Chapman) – 6
• Mr. Clubb Goes Berserk (Frank Chapman) – 7
• It’s the Climax That Counts (Frank Chapman) – 8

September 1938

• Let’s Get Straight! (Frank Chapman) – 9
• The Human Pump! (Frank Chapman) -10
• With Silk (Howard Warringer) – 11
• Fan It! (Frank Chapman) – 12 (added comment on page 9)

October 1938

• The Man With the Pipe (Frank Chapman) – 13
• Dr. Ervin’s Straw Trick (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 13
• Cocktail Pix (Frank Chapman) – 14
• Smart Coin Trick (Frank Chapman) – 15 & 16
• Bull’s Eye! (T. Page Wright) – 15

November 1938

• What Do You Think? (Frank Chapman) – 17
• Disintegrosphere (Frank Chapman) – 17
• Watch-in-Loaf (Frank Chapman) – 18 to 29

December 1938

• Screwball (Frank Chapman) – 21
• Obedient Silks (Howard Warringer) – 21 & 24
• Selectosilko (Frank Chapman) – 22
• Dr. Ervin’s Psychic Cigarette (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 23
• Psychic Slate Mystery (Frank Chapman) – 23

January 1939

• Contest Winners! (Frank Chapman) – 25
• Capture of Black Carew (Frank Chapman) – 25
• Puff (Frank Chapman) – 26
• Sucker Coins (Frank Chapman-Paul Morris) – 27
• For Magi Only! (Bill Larsen) – 27
• Oriental Papers (Frank Chapman) – 28

February 1939

• Home Sweet Home (Frank Chapman) – 29
• Yogi Stuff (Anonymous) – 30
• Emergency Card in Wallet (Frank Chapman) – 30
• Picture of a Prophecy (Frank Chapman-Jack Keyes) – 31
• Again – The Cigarette From Nowhere (Frank Chapman) – 32

March 1939

• Amator (Frank Chapman) – 33
• Scoop!!! (Art Lyle) – 34
• It’s a Date (Frank Chapman) – 34
• Like Mawe Makes (C. R. Mawe) – 35
• Bamboo (“R. D. Spraker- Jr.”) – 36

April 1939

• Odds & Ends (Frank Chapman) – 37
• When Your Number Turns Up (Frank Chapman) – 38
• Kontact! (Frank Chapman) – 39
• By Request – The Card in the Matchbox (Frank Chapman) – 40

May 1939

• More Odds & Ends (Frank Chapman) – 41
• Thought Transmission (Dr. Rothbart) – 42
• A Coin Load (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 43
• Howard Warringer’s Resuscitated Cigarette (Howard Warringer) – 44

June 1939

• Curtain Calls (Frank Chapman) – 45
• Corker (Bob Weill) – 46
• Lyle’s Coin Vanish (Art Lyle) – 46
• Impromptu Match Routine (Frank Chapman) – 47
• Pencil & Peg Mystery (John B. Ward) – 48

Vol. II, No. 1, July 1939

• Prelude to Act II (Frank Chapman) – 49
• Izariot (Frank Chapman) – 50
• Art Lyle offers Hats All Right (Art Lyle) – 52
• Dr. Ervin offers Magnetized Plate (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 52
• Chap offers The Floating Cigarette (Frank Chapman) – 52

Vol. II, No. 14, August 1939

• Hindu Turban Mystery (Club Version) (Dr. Harlan Tarbell) – 53
• Sure I’m Da Phantom! So What? – 55
• Len Barker offers Phoney Telepathy (Len Barker) – 56
• Dr. L. Rothbart offers Sugar Lumps (Dr. L. Rothbart) – 56
• Chap offers Crystal Gags (Frank Chapman) – 56

Vol. II, No. 15, September 1939

• Famous Moth Trick (Fred Robert) – 57
• The Bashful Bartender (Howard Warringer) – 59
• Brainerd Baker offers Color Waves (Brainerd Baker) – 60
• Chap offers the Makin’s (Frank Chapman) – 60
• Chap offers Match-ic Numbers (Frank Chapman) – 60

Vol. II, No. 16, October 1939

• Knife Thru Coat (John B. Ward) – 61
• Impaled (Joe Ovette) – 62
• X Marks the Spot (Dr. L. Rothbart) – 63
• Quong Yen offers Cig in Bottle (Quong Yen) – 64
• Chap offers Vanishing Glass on Wand (Frank Chapman) – 64

Vol. II, No. 17, November 1939

• Zen’s X-clusive Card Combination (M. F. Zens) – 65
• Niteclub Silk Production (Joe Ovette) – 67
• R. D. Spraker offers Reverse 20th Century (“R. D. Spraker- Jr.”) – 68
• Dr. Ervin offers Here’s How! (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 68
• Al Cerwin (of Guatemala) offers A Tip for Your Tip (Al Cerwin) – 68
• Howard Warringer offers Hoo-mathpac (Howard Warringer) – 68

Vol. II, No. 18, December 1939

• Master of Will (Eddie Clever) – 69
• Flash Card Production (Tommy Tucker) – 71
• The Fastest Trick in the World (Frank Chapman) – 71
• Restored Rope #7643999 (Art Lyle) – 72

Vol. II, No. 19, January 1940

• From the Pen of Leipzig (Nate Leipzig) – 73
• Surprise Sponge Climax (Dr. L. Rothbart) – 74
• A Penny “Sucker” (Joe Ovette) – 75
• Bad-egg-bag (Frank Chapman) – 75
• Utility Card Stealing Apparatus (Howard Warringer) – 76
• Performance Counts – 76

Vol. II, No. 20, February 1940

• Visible Thimble Penetration (John B. Ward) – 77
• Comedy of Errors (George Pearace) – 78
• Beats the Band! (Dr. L. Rothbart) – 79
• Match-ic Manipulation (Joe Ovette) – 79
• Silk-’n-coin Production (Howard Warringer) – 80
• Making Modern Magic Catalogs Modern – 80

Vol. II, No. 21, March 1940

• The Flashing Fetish (Howard Warringer) – 81
• Nine From Three (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 84
• Bombay Propaganda (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 84
• Coin Go (Art Lyle) – 84
• Long Hair (Art Lyle) – 84
• French Safes (Art Lyle) – 84

Vol. II, No. 22, April 1940

• Cigars (Sid Lorraine) – 85
• Troseth’s Famous Three Card Routine (George Troseth) – 86
• A Lulu! (Joe Ovette) – 87
• Coin in Bottle (Jim Muir) – 88

Vol. II, No. 23, May 1940

• The O-so-easy Torn & Restored Strip of Paper (Frank Chapman) – 89
• Ovette’s Paper Strip Tear (Joe Ovette) – 90
• A Drink – and a Smoke (Frank Chapman) – 91
• Cocktail Cup Routine (Bud Spraker) – 91
• The Spectre Slate! (Dr. L. Rothbart) – 92

Vol. II, No. 24, June 1940

• My Cups and Balls (Charles Miller) – 94
• Aerial Card Production (Tommy Tucker) – 95
• A Headline Egg-bag Routine (George E. Pearce) – 96
• In Reverse! (Dr. E. G. Ervin) – 96
• Warringer’s Wiz – 96