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− | [[ | + | {{See also|[[Conjurors' Magazine]] by Walter B. Gibson (1945-1949)}} |
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+ | | frequency = Monthly | ||
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+ | | publisher = Harry Houdini | ||
+ | | firstdate = September 1906 | ||
+ | | finaldate = August 1908 | ||
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+ | [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]] was a [[Magic Periodical]] by [[Harry Houdini]] that only ran for two volumes from September 1906 until August 1908 as a competitor to the [[Sphinx]]. | ||
The magazine touted Houdini's importance to the world of magic, gossip about magicians he did not like and criticism of his imitators. | The magazine touted Houdini's importance to the world of magic, gossip about magicians he did not like and criticism of his imitators. | ||
− | The series, "Unknown Facts concerning Robert-Houdin" and "Robert-Houdin's Place in the History of Magic", ran for twelve issues which later became a book,[[The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin]]. | + | The series, "Unknown Facts concerning Robert-Houdin" and "Robert-Houdin's Place in the History of Magic", ran for twelve |
+ | issues which later became a book, [[The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin]].[[File:1906SphinxAd ConjurersMonthlyMagazine.jpg|thumb|left|Ad placed in The Sphinx (August 1906)]] | ||
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+ | Houdini also wrote under the pseudonym "N. Osey", as the European Correspondent (which he had previously been doing for [[Mahatma]].<ref>Houdini! by Kenneth Silverman (1996)</ref> | ||
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+ | == Reprint== | ||
+ | [[Kaufman and Greenberg]] published a reprint of the full file in two hardbound books in 1991 as a limited edition of 500 copies. As an added feature, the original pre-publication advertisement for Conjurers' Monthly Magazine was reproduced as a printed endsheet. | ||
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+ | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Periodicals]] | [[Category:Periodicals]] |
Latest revision as of 11:03, 11 August 2015
- See also: Conjurors' Magazine by Walter B. Gibson (1945-1949).
Conjurers' Monthly Magazine | |
Frequency | Monthly |
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Publisher | Harry Houdini |
First issue | September 1906 |
Final issue | August 1908 |
The magazine touted Houdini's importance to the world of magic, gossip about magicians he did not like and criticism of his imitators.
The series, "Unknown Facts concerning Robert-Houdin" and "Robert-Houdin's Place in the History of Magic", ran for twelve
issues which later became a book, The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.Houdini also wrote under the pseudonym "N. Osey", as the European Correspondent (which he had previously been doing for Mahatma.[1]
Reprint
Kaufman and Greenberg published a reprint of the full file in two hardbound books in 1991 as a limited edition of 500 copies. As an added feature, the original pre-publication advertisement for Conjurers' Monthly Magazine was reproduced as a printed endsheet.
References
- ↑ Houdini! by Kenneth Silverman (1996)