The New Conjurors’ Magazine: Volume 1

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The inaugural Conjurors’ Magazine debuted in 1792 in London, edited by Henry Lemoine. This groundbreaking monthly publication was dedicated to the art of magic, showcasing “singular deceptions, philosophical amusements, curious experiments, mathematical operations, and sympathetic secrets.”

In 1906, Harry Houdini and his brother Theo Hardeen revived this nearly forgotten magazine, renaming it The Conjurer’s Monthly Magazine (with an ‘e’ instead of an ‘o’).

Walter B. Gibson and Julian Proskauer brought the title back to life in 1945 with The New Conjurors’ Magazine, which continued until September 1949, producing five volumes before the ‘New’ was dropped.

This magazine is a treasure trove of remarkable tricks and features a ‘Speaking of Pictures’ column that includes two full-page photographs of renowned magicians in every issue. The images alone justify the modest price of this publication. Additionally, the series on De Land’s marked and gaffed cards is essential reading for enthusiasts of marked and trick cards.

• No 1:
• SPEAKING OF PICTURES: George Karger Demonstrates
• EDITORIAL PAGES
• TOMORROW’S TRICKS
• KALMAR’S MAGIC—A Letter
• ROBERT HOUDIN—by Houdini
• STAGE MAGIC: Blackstone Illusions
• HANDCUFF ESCAPES—Hardeen
• COPYISTS—Ramee Sami
• MAGICIANS GUILD SHOW—A Review
• NEW TRICKS — NEW BOOKS — JONES
• SLEIGHTS — MANIPULATIONS — CARDS — MENTAL — SILKS — GAGS — LESSONS by CARDINI — MacDOUGAL — GEOFFREY — TOWNS
• WEST COAST HAPPENINGS—Hayman
• NEW YORK GOSSIP—Gimco
• CHICAGO NOTES—Chinot
• No 2:
• SPEAKING OF PICTURES: Leo Rullman in action
• EDITORIAL PAGES: Read Fulton Oursler and W. Scott Peacock
• STAGE MAGIC
• HANDCUFF ESCAPES—Hardeen
• DR. DALEY’S THIRTY-ONE
• FOUR ACES—Cardini
• ROUTINING AN ACT—Maurice Raymond
• RAMEE SAMI
• RANGOON RICE BOWLS: Warren E. Simms’ own routine
• MENTAL MAGIC
• DE LAND’S AMAZING CREATIONS
• SLEIGHTS — MANIPULATIONS — CARDS — MENTAL — SILKS — GAGS — LESSONS by BLACKSTONE — KAPLAN — ELLIOTT — HARDIN THURSTON
• ROBERT-HOUDIN—by Harry Houdini
• NEW TRICKS—NEW BOOKS by Lloyd Jones
• JUNIOR CONJURORS’ CORNER
• WEST COAST HAPPENINGS—Hayman
• NEW YORK GOSSIP—Gimco
• CHICAGO NOTES—Chinot
• No 3:
• SPEAKING OF PICTURES: Dunninger Demonstrates and Karger Photographs THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK
• OUT OF THE MAIL BAG: Fleming, Perry and Rullman Letters
• STAGE MAGIC
• MORE DE LAND CREATIONS—Gibson
• WILL ROGERS – by Vernon Scobie
• TOMORROW’S TRICKS
• OUT OF THE PAST—by J. C. Walter
• CARD MAGIC
• TWO BOOK REVIEWS
• Magic Without Apparatus—W. B. G. Miracles in Mentalism, etc.—J. J. Proskauer
• NEW TRICKS . . . NEW BOOKS—Jones
• WALKING AWAY FROM SHADOW—Blackstone
• DR. DALEY’S 31 SYSTEM
• ROBERT HOUDIN—Houdini