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Paul Fleming Book Reviews were published in a three volume set.

His purpose, as explained in Preface of Volume 1, was to provide students of conjuring with information that might aid them in choosing the books which would best meet their individual needs. He first tried to describe each book in sufficient detail to give a clear idea of the ground covered, and then to evaluate its probable usefulness by applying his knowledge as a close student of magical literature and as a professional magician.

Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 1 (1944)

• Miracle Methods No. 1 - (The Stripper Deck) by Jean Hugard and Fred Braue
• Magical Ways and Means by Al Baker
• Tarbell Course in Magic: Volume I by Harlan Tarbell
• The World's Best Book Of Magic by Walter B. Gibson
• The Modern Conjurer by C. Lang Neil
• Silken Sorcery by Jean Hugard
• Tricks With Watches by Samuel Berland
• Modern Magic Manual by Jean Hugard
• Silks Supreme by Keith Clark
• Magic of the Hands by Edward Victor
• More Magic of the Hands by Edward Victor
• Lessons In Conjuring by David Devant
• Miracle Methods No. 2 (Miracle Shuffles And Tricks) by Jean Hugard And Fred Braue
• The Tarbell Course In Magic: Volume II by Harlan Tarbell
• The Magic Art by Donald Holmes
• Magic For Everyone by Hereward Carrington
• Greater Magic (Revised Edition) by John Northern Hilliard
• The Best Tricks With Slates by Peter Warlock
• Magic by Barrows Mussey
• Miracle Methods No. 3 (Prepared Cards And Accessories) by Jean Hugard And Fred Braue
• The Magic 36 by William S. Houghton
• Hugard's Annual Of Magic For 1937 by Jean Hugard
• Hugard's Annual Of Magic For 1938-1939 by Jean Hugard
• The Conjurer's Vade Mecum by J. F. Orrin
• Tricks Of The Masters by Will Goldston
• Manual Of Comedy Material by Rajah Bergman
• Magicians' Tricks by Henry Hatton And Adrian Plate
• Marvels Of Mystery by John Booth
• 25 Methods For Switching Decks by Floyd D. Brown
• Call The Witness by Robert J. Gunther And A. Sidney Fleischman
• Celebrated Cigarettes by Keith Clark
• Exhibition Card Fans by Goodlette Dodson
• Sealed Mysteries Of Pocket-Magic by Jean Hugard
• Illustrated Magic by Ottokar Fischer
• Modern Levitations by U. F. Grant
• Complete One-Man Mental And Psychic Routine by Theo Annemann
• En Rapport by Theo Annemann
• Miracle Methods No.4 (Tricks And Sleights) by Jean Hugard And Fred Braue
• Producing Lighted Cigarettes by E. Lloyd Enochs
• Capers With Color by Harold R. Rice
• Cups And Balls Magic by Tom Osborne
• 3-To-1 Rope Trick by Tom Osborne
• Secrets by U. F. Grant
• Card Miracles by Theo Annemann
• Thru The Dye-Tube by Harold R. Rice And W. T. Van Zandt
• Close- Up Magic by Jean Hugard
• Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation (Parts I And II) by Burling Hull
• Mental Mysteries by Theo Annemann
• Misdirection For Magicians by Dariel Fitzkee
• The Tarbell Course In Magic: Volume III by Harlan Tarbell
• Rope Royale by Keith Clark
• Showmanship For Magicians by Dariel Fitzkee
• Annemann's Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks by Theo Annemann
• More Eye Openers by Ralph W. Hull
• Smart Magic by Ralph W. Hull And Nelson C. Hahne
• Comments On The Second Edition of Marvels Of Mystery by John Booth
• Comments On The Second American Edition of Card Miracles And Mental Mysteries by Theo Annemann
• Houdini's Paper Magic by Harry Houdini

Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 2 (1946)

• The Art Of Illusion by John Mulholland
• Celestial Agent by Charles J. Maly
• Patent Pending by Roger Barkann
• Patter by Sid Lorraine
• The Only Six Ways To Restore A Rope by Dariel Fitzkee
• Tricks And Lllusionettes by Joseph Ovette
• A Magician In The House by Sid Lorraine
• The Expert At The Card Table (Enlarged Edition) by S. W. Erdnase And Professor Hoffmann
• For Magicians Only by Robert Parrish
• Dai Vernon's Select Secrets by Dai Vernon
• Mental Magic With Cards by Jean Hugard
• Twenty Stunners With A Nail Writer by Franklin M. Chapman And Others
• Shoot The Works by Edward Marlo
• Radio And Nite-Club Mindreading by William Larsen And Ormond Mcgill
• Out Of This World by Paul Curry
• The Incorporated Strange Secrets by Theo Annemann
• Entertaining Children With Magic by Eddie Clever
• More Naughty Silks (Fourth Edition) by Harold R. Rice
• The Trick Brain by Dariel Fitzkee
• Card Mastery by Michael Macdougall
• You're On! by Wilbur T. Kattner
• Action With Cards by Warren Wiersbe
• Memoirs Of Robert-Houdin (New Edition) by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
• Laugh Lines by Jimmy Muir
• Bull's-Eye Coin Tricks by L. L. Ireland And Edward Marlo
• "One-Man" Mindreading Secrets by Ralph W. Read
• Card Magic by John Northern Hilliard
• Magic Without Apparatus by Camille Gaultier
• Practical Mental Effects by Theodore Annemann
• Original Magic by Richard Heinemann
• Jack Miller's Linking Ring Routine by Robert Novak
• Coin Tricks by Tom Osborne
• Sixteen Thumb Tie Gems by Max Andrews
• Miracles In Mentalism by Robert A. Nelson
• Contact Mind Reading-Expanded by Dariel Fitzkee
• Fifteen Methods For Doing The Cut And Restored Necktie by Frank Herman
• Thrilling Magic by Leonard H. Miller
• Magic by Misdirection by Dariel Fitzkee
• The Tarbell Course In Magic: Volume IV by Harlan Tarbell
• Three Close-Up Routines by John Scarne
• The Dime And Penny Trick by Lloyd E. Jones
• Book Edition Of Hugard's Magic Monthly: Volumes I And II by Jean Hugard
• My Best by J. G. Thompson, Jr.
• Mr. Smith's Guide To Sleight-Of-Hand by Wilfrid Jonson

Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 3 (1978)

• The Testament of Ralph W. Hull by Trevor H. Hall
• Sleight of Hand (Fourth Edition) by Edwin T. Sachs
• Our Magic (Second Edition) by Maskelyne and Devant
• The Invisible Pass by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue
• Routined Magic by Senor Charles Mardo
• Masterpieces of Magic: Volume I Edited by Douglas Craggs
• Further Magic of the Hands by Edward Victor
• The Life and Mysteries of the Celebrated Dr. "Q" by C. Alexander
• But Not To Play by Wilfrid Jonson
• Simply Wizard by Goodliffe, the Magician
• Rings In Your Fingers by Dariel Fitzkee
• Nothing Is Impossible by Trevor H. Hall
• Card Control by Arthur H. Buckley
• Convincing Coin Magic by Victor Farelli
• Sixteen Card Index Gems by Max Andrews
• A Conjuring Melange by Stanley Collins
• Patterns For Psychics by Peter Warlock
• Showmanship and Presentation by Edward Maurice
• Expert Manipulation of Playing Cards by Lewis Ganson
• Learn Magic by Henry Hay
• Magic At Your Finger Tips by Milbourne Christopher and Henry Fetsch
• The First Book of William by Billy McComb
• Dye Box Book by Tommy Windsor
• Applause by Senor Charles Mardo
• Magic With Small Apparatus by Dr. Jules Dhotel (Translated by Paul Fleming)
• Tricks of a Troupe by Jack Le Dair
• Book Edition No.2 (Vols. III and IV) of Hugard's Magic Monthly by Jean Hugard
• Professional Magic For Amateurs by Walter B. Gibson
• Reading Is Believing by Trevor H. Hall
• Open Sesame by Eric C. Lewis and Wilfred Tyler
• The Royal Road To Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue
• Miracles of Card Magic by Theo Annemann
• Encyclopedia of Silk Magic by Harold R. Rice
• Con-Junior-Ing by John Brearley
• 50 Tricks With a Thumb Tip by Milbourne Christopher
• The Fine Art of Magic by George G. Kaplan
• The Tarbell Course in Magic: Volume V by Harlan Tarbell
• Magic Feats by Majikans
• The Magic of Rezvani by Maurice Sardina
• Cyclopedia of Magic by Henry Hay
• John Ramsay's Routine With Cups and Balls by Victor Farelli
• Hugard's Magic Monthly: Book Edition No.3 (Volumes V and VI)
• Magic by Ho-Yam by William Mayoh
• Magic in the Modem Manner by Orville Meyer
• The Card Magic of Le Paul by Paul Le Paul
• Mental Magic by Al Baker
• Conjuring With Christopher by Milbourne Christopher
• Routined Manipulation, Vol. 1 by Lewis Ganson
• Where Houdini Was Wrong by Maurice Sardina; trans. by Victor Farelli
• Expert Card Technique (3rd, Enlarged Edition) by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue
• Scarne On Card Tricks by John Scarne
• Mainly Mental: Volume D by C.L. Boarde
• The Amateur Magician's Handbook by Henry Hay
• Hugard's Magic Monthly: Book Edition No.4 (Volume VII)
• It's Easier than You Think by Geoffrey Buckingham
• Hugard's Magic Monthly: Book Edition No.5 (Volume VIII)
• Routined Manipulation, Vol. 2 by Lewis Ganson
• Hugard's Magic Monthly: Book Edition No.6 (Volume IX)
• Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks by Keith Clark
• Modern Coin Magic by J.B. Bobo
• Peter Warlock's Book of Magic by Peter Warlock
• Paper Magic by Robert Harbin
• Andrus Deals You In by Jerry Andrus
• Final Selection by Glenn G. Gravatt