Fleming, Paul: Paul Fleming Book Review Volume 1
©1944 Fleming Book Company, NJ
Hardcover, 124 pages
©1944 Fleming Book Company, NJ
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 8.5x11", 124 pages
Abebooks price 50.00
Abebooks price for all three volumes 150.00
Abebooks price for all three volumes with volume 1 and 2 signed by Fleming 250.00
Published by Fleming Book Company, Berkley Heights, 1944. Red hardcover boards with gilt title to cover and spine. Some general moderate wear, bumping, scuffing and age staining to this book but in nice shape overall. Dust jacket has some moderate general edge wear, some scufffing and a little chipping with a few small tears but is in fairly nice shape overall. Sound binding and clean pages. 124 pages. Sigend by Fleming on the title page.
Appraisals of works on sleight of hand, mind reading, pseudo spritualism, stage illusions, and kindered subjects.
Fleming, Paul: Paul Fleming Book Review Volume 1
©1944 Fleming Book Company, NJ
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 8.5x11", 124 pages Paul Fleming Book Reviews
Image courtesy eBay seller Bdiamon1
Comments: Appraisals of Works on Sleight-of-Hand, Magic-Reading, Pseudo-Spiritualism, Stage Illusions and Kindred Subjects.
Contents (courtesy Genii's Magicpedia, numbers are not page numbers):
1 Miracle Methods No. 1 - The Stripper Deck (Jean Hugard and Fred Braue)
2 Magical Ways and Means (Al Baker)
3 Tarbell Course in Magic: Volume I (Harlan Tarbell)
4 The World's Best Book of Magic (Walter B. Gibson)
5 The Modern Conjurer (C. Lang Neil)
6 Silken Sorcery (Jean Hugard)
7 Tricks with Watches (Samuel Berland)
8 Modern Magic Manual (Jean Hugard)
9 Silks Supreme (Keith Clark)
10 Magic of the Hands (Edward Victor)
11 More Magic of the Hands (Edward Victor)
12 Lessons in Conjuring (David Devant)
13 Miracle Methods No. 2 - Miracle Shuffles and Tricks (Jean Hugard And Fred Braue)
14 The Tarbell Course In Magic: Volume II (Harlan Tarbell)
15 The Magic Art (Donald Holmes)
16 Magic for Everyone (Hereward Carrington)
17 Greater Magic (Revised Edition) (John Northern Hilliard)
18 The Best Tricks with Slates (Peter Warlock)
19 Magic (Barrows Mussey)
20 Miracle Methods No. 3 - Prepared Cards and Accessories (Jean Hugard And Fred Braue)
21 The Magic 36 (William S. Houghton)
22 Hugard's Annual of Magic 1937 (Jean Hugard)
23 Hugard's Annual of Magic 1938-1939 (Jean Hugard)
24 The Conjurer's Vade Mecum (J. F. Orrin)
25 Tricks of the Masters (Will Goldston)
26 Manual of Comedy Material (Rajah Bergman)
27 Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done (Henry Hatton And Adrian Plate)
28 Marvels of Mystery (John Booth)
29 25 Methods For Switching Decks (Floyd D. Brown)
30 Call the Witness (Robert J. Gunther & A. Sidney Fleischman)
31 Celebrated Cigarettes (Keith Clark)
32 Exhibition Card Fans (Goodlette Dodson)
33 Sealed Mysteries of Pocket Magic (Jean Hugard)
34 Illustrated Magic (Ottokar Fischer)
35 Six Modern Levitations (U. F. Grant)
36 Annemann's Complete One Man Mental and Psychic Routine (Theo Annemann)
37 En Rapport (Theo Annemann)
38 Miracle Methods No. 4 - Tricks and Sleights (Jean Hugard And Fred Braue)
39 Producing Lighted Cigarettes (E. Lloyd Enochs)
40 Capers with Color (Harold R. Rice)
41 Cups and Balls Magic (Tom Osborne)
42 3-To-1 Rope Trick (Tom Osborne)
43 Secrets (U. F. Grant)
44 Card Miracles (Theo Annemann)
45 Thru the Dye Tube (Harold R. Rice And Wayne F. Van Zandt)
46 Close-up Magic for the Night Club Magician (Jean Hugard)
47 Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2 (Burling Hull)
48 Mental Mysteries (Theo Annemann)
49 Misdirection for Magicians (Dariel Fitzkee)
50 The Tarbell Course In Magic: Volume III (Harlan Tarbell)
51 Rope Royale (Keith Clark)
52 Showmanship for Magicians (Dariel Fitzkee)
53 Annemann's Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks (Theo Annemann)
54 More Eye Openers (Ralph W. Hull)
55 Smart Magic (Ralph W. Hull And Nelson C. Hahne)
56 Comments On The Second Edition of Marvels of Mystery (John Booth)
57 Comments On The Second American Edition of Card Miracles and Mental Mysteries (Theo Annemann)
58 Houdini's Paper Magic (Harry Houdini)
| Owner | Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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| Location | Magic Library (Home) |
| Index | 4298 |
| Added Date | Jul 01, 2017 03:06:54 |
| Modified Date | Apr 06, 2026 14:21:57 |
| Book Condition | Very Fine |
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Paul Fleming
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Paul Fleming
Cover of Genii (1966)
Born Paul Fleming Gemmill
May 30, 1889
in York County, Pennsylvania
Died December 30, 1976 (age 87)
Broomall Nursing Home in Swarthmore, Pa.
Resting place Goose Creek Burying Ground, Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia
Categories Books by Paul Fleming
Paul Fleming (b.1890-d.1976) was a professor of economics and a professional magician born in York, Pennsylvania. He was assistant to both Eugene Laurant and Karl Germain. In 1915, he took over the Germain tour and toured as "Paul Germain".[1][2]
Biography
He became a professor of economics, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania for over 40 years. Together with his brother Walker, he founded the Fleming Book Company, which published many classics books on magic. He edited The Fleming Classics in Magic series of books.[3]
Fleming wrote what some consider the best book reviews in magic, which were published in a three volume set.
Books
Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 1 (1944)
Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 2 (1946)
Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 3 (1978)
References
↑ Laurent by Gabe Fajuri (2005)
↑ Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 11, July 1966, Our Cover, Paul and Walker Fleming, the Fleming Book Company, page 456
↑ Obit Genii, Vol. 41, No. 1, January 1977, A Tribute by John Henry Grossman, page 48
The Linking Ring, Vol. 24, No. 7, September 1944, Paul Fleming Gemmill, by John Braun, page 24
The Linking Ring, Vol. 50, No. 3, March 1970, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 37, page 29, Paul Fleming, The Magician and his Company – an Evening of Magic, page 30
Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 63, No. 1617, January 1977, PAUL FLEMING GEMMILL, A Tribute by Bayard Grimshaw, page 131
The Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 776, January-February 1997, Paul Fleming – The Magician, 1889-1976, A Tribute by John Henry Grossman, page 32
The New Tops, Vol. 17, No. 2, February 1977, Final Curtain, Paul Fleming, by John Henry Grossman, page 50
The Linking Ring, Vol. 57, No. 3, March 1977, Paul Fleming Dies by John Henry Grossman, page 97
M-U-M, Vol. 66, No. 10, March 1977, Broken Wands, Dr. Paul F. Gemmill (Paul Fleming), page 23
The Magic Circular, Vol. 91, No. 980, November 1997, A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes, PAUL FLEMING, THE MAGICIAN, Part One: Academia, economics, magic and publishing, page 215
The Magic Circular, Vol. 91, No. 981, December 1997, A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes, PAUL FLEMING, THE MAGICIAN, Part One: Academia, economics, magic and publishing (continued), page 242
Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 98, No. 7, December 2008, The Economist Magician, by Robert Kirkwood Spencer, page 65, A Plea for Magical Literature by Paul Fleming, page 67
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