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'''Carl Waring Jones''' (1887-1957) was a newspaper publisher (Minneapolis Journal) and book collector best known for publishing [[Greater Magic]] in 1938.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1940 March]], vol. 4, no. 7.</ref><ref>Cover [[Genii 1955 November]], vol. 20, no. 3.</ref><ref>Obit. [[Genii 1957 February]], vol. 21, no. 2.</ref>
  
Publisher of magic books, beginning with the famous [[Greater Magic]] in 1938.
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== Biography ==
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His magic collection resides at the Princeton University Library.<ref>[http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/getEad?eadid=TC044&kw=  Carl W. Jones Magic Collection, 1870s-1948 at the Princeton University Library]</ref>
  
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== Books ==
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Edited and published by Jones include<ref>[[:Category:Books_published_by_Carl_Jones]]</ref>:
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* Greater Magic (1938)
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* [[Expert Card Technique]]
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* [[Magical Ways and Means]]
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* [[Memoirs of Robert Houdin]] (1944 reprint)
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* [[Modern Coin Magic]]
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* [[Pet Secrets]]
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* Card Magic
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* Mental Magic
  
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{{References}}
* Cover [[Genii 1940 March]], vol. 4, no. 7.
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* Cover [[Genii 1955 November]], vol. 20, no. 3.
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* Obit. [[Genii 1957 February]], vol. 21, no. 2.
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* [http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/getEad?eadid=TC044&kw= Carl W. Jones Magic Collection, 1870s-1948 at the Princeton University Library]
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[[Category:Biographies|Jones, Carl W.]]
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Revision as of 17:52, 30 March 2014

Carl Waring Jones

Cover of Genii (1940)
BornAugust 24, 1887
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedJanuary 6, 1957 (age 69)

Carl Waring Jones (1887-1957) was a newspaper publisher (Minneapolis Journal) and book collector best known for publishing Greater Magic in 1938.[1][2][3]

Biography

His magic collection resides at the Princeton University Library.[4]

Books

Edited and published by Jones include[5]:

References

  1. Cover Genii 1940 March, vol. 4, no. 7.
  2. Cover Genii 1955 November, vol. 20, no. 3.
  3. Obit. Genii 1957 February, vol. 21, no. 2.
  4. Carl W. Jones Magic Collection, 1870s-1948 at the Princeton University Library
  5. Category:Books_published_by_Carl_Jones