A magnificent collection of fascinating articles for your perusal. These originate from all over the globe. Inside this issue: HENRY SLADE AND HIS SLATES: FROM EUROPE TO THE FOURTH DIMENSION - Gary R. Brown One of the most publicized instances of magicians tangling with the supernatural - before Ran...
This definitive and highly anticipated biography corrects and enhances the record regarding one of the most renowned magicians of the 19th Century. Meticulously researched by Edwin and Michael Dawes, printed by Hermetic Press, and published by Conjuring Arts, John Henry Anderson: The Great Wizard of...
An important step-by-step guide on how to maximize your image through social media and improve your business! Luca Volpe and Alex Le Fanu have decided to reveal all the tips and tricks on social media marketing in a book that is specifically written for mentalists and magicians. We all know how impo...
Beginning with a dangerous look at Faustino Chacón, the fireproof man, courtesy of Enrique Jiménez-Martinez. The brush with Mr. Chacón left this issue a little bit singed on the cover, but none the worse for content. Following this, we continue to heat things up with a revealing article on the World...
In the winter of 2009, frequent contributor Mitsunobu Matsuyama gave a brief account of a bizarre feat, known only in Japan, in which the magician visibly swallows a live horse. Legend reports this trick was performed by a conjurer named Chojiro Shioya sometime from 1688 to 1704. We asked Mr. Matsuy...
In this issue Barry Wiley joins us again, this time bringing us a wonderful and insightful look into the life and career of Stanley Jaks. The great Max Maven continues the journey of Tracking Slum Magic to its Lair, with a great exploration of the old favorite, Clippo. Recreations Arithmetical and P...
In this issue Mitsunobu Matsuyama brings you the 10th and final installment of his comprehensive Investigation into Magic in Japan After the Opening of the Country. Jerry Christensen writes a fascinating profile of Moreau, a little-known yet intriguingly mysterious French card handler of the 19th Ce...
288 pages and nearly 2 lbs this issue opens with a long-anticipated piece by Barry Wiley on the Piddingtons. Syd Piddington was a magician who was captured and imprisoned as a POW in Changi prison, Singapore during World War II. During his captivity, with the help of Russell Braddon, Fergus Anckorn ...
It's kind of a big deal. As with some previous issues of our journal, there is a long lost manuscript that sheds refreshing light on our history while also unearthing some forgotten treasures. The Asti manuscript is estimated to have been written somewhere between 1670 - 1730 and, until recently, ha...
Welcome to the 14th issue of Gibecière (Vol. 7, No. 2)! This issue features a number of glorious articles, as well as Stephen Minch's excellent Pocket Notes and a robust addition to the Furthermore... portion of this journal. The issue starts with the ninth installment of Mitsunobu Matsuyama's An In...