The Sphinx magic magazine-June 1948-vol XLVII No.4-17 Century Print Cover-Af

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The Sphinx magic magazine-Apr 1948-vol XLVII No.2-Cup & Ball Print Cover-
ITEM:   This is a copy of
The Sphinx
magic magazine-June 1948-vol XLVII No.4-17 Century Print Cover.
This is filled with magic effects, history of magic, dealer's ads, SAM Assembly meeting notices, news of magic, etc.  John Mulholland was the editor and continued to oversee the high quality of this notable magic periodical.
This is one of many copies of that periodical that I have to sell, consisting of hundreds of copies.  If there is a specific that you need to complete a set, please email me.  I will search thru and put those issues on first.  If there is a specific Volume of 12 issues that you need, let me know and I can put the whole volume on ebay.
I will keep the starting bids low with no reserve so you can purchase copies without spending a lot.  If you purchase more than one, I will consolidate all and ship in one package to save on shipping costs.
From Magicpedia, courtesy of Genii Magazine:
The Sphinx
, the long-established independent journal of the magical arts, ran from March 1902 to March 1953.
First issue by A. M. Wilson.
It was started in Chicago, Illinois by
William Hilliar
and moved to Missouri in 1904 when the Kansas City physician,
Dr. A. M. Wilson
, took over as editor (Vol. 3 No. 8). The number of pages per issue varied from twelve to fifty or more.
In 1906, Houdini started his own magazine partly in an effort to disparage and destroy The Sphinx, but the
Conjurers' Monthly Magazine
went out of business after only two years.  During the 28 years of Dr. Wilson's ownership, the magazine covered one of the golden ages of magic. Vaudeville was at its height, bringing a variety of magicians from all over the world to the cities and towns of North America.
With Volume 1 Number 9, "The Sphinx" became the western organ of the
Society of American Magicians
, and starting with Volume 8, it become the official organ of the entire Society of American Magicians.   Dr. Wilson died in April of 1930.
William Larsen
, who had idolized the doctor, had entertained hopes of taking over The Sphinx. Instead, that honor went to
John Mulholland
of New York. Mulholland established
The Sphinx Publishing Corporation
in New York City to assume the liability of producing the The Sphinx magazine around 1930.
Annemann
's attempts to buy the Sphinx in 1938 are detailed in his
Jinx
magazine (No. 95, No. 114, and No. 115).
Some of the many contributors over the years included:
Ted Annemann
,
Al Baker
,
Fred Braue
,
Victor Farelli
,
Milbourne Christopher
,
Joseph Dunninger
,
Ade Duval
,
Karrell Fox
,
Robert Harbin
,
Guy Jarrett
,
Dr. Stanley Jaks
,
Ed Marlo
,
John Scarne
and
Harlan Tarbell
.
A complete set would contain 52 volumes, 597 issues, and almost 17,000 pages.
The UK equivalent of The Sphinx was
The Magic Wand
.
DATE:  As listed above.
SIZE:  8 1/2 by 11 inches, 28 pages, which includes paper covers.
COND:    Minor use and ageing. All in otherwise very Fine condition.  Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
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