Ganson, Lewis: Magic of the Mind
©1959 by Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studios, London, England
also by Supreme Magic Co., Ltd, England
Hardcover, 114pages Ganson: Magic of
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.Comments (Sparky): A collection of over fifty Mental Effects.
Contents:
1 Foreword
4 Section One - Predictions
5 The 100% Prediction (Punx)
11 Total Prediction (Gerald Kosky)
12 The Direct Prediction (John Rice)
14 Note and the Jar (Tom Sellers)
16 Phenomenal Forecast (Jack Cook)
17 The One-man Full-Vu Prediction (Ken De Courcy)
18 Mental Flashes (Dr. Stanley Jaks)
20 The Patient Telepath (Peter Warlock)
25 Novelty Dice Prediction (Tom Sellers)
26 Predicted From the Papers (Tom Sellers)
27 Super Forethought (Cyro)
29 Section Two - Book Tests
30 Unique Book Test (Harry Stanley)
31 Magazine Test (Ali Bongo)
33 Danson's Book Test (Ted Danson)
34 A Telephone Directory Test (Eric Grause)
37 Section Three - Alive or Dead
38 My Favorite Living and Dead Tet (Dr. Raymond L. Beebe)
40 This Person is Dead (Ken De Courcy)
41 Living or Dead? (George Armstrong)
42 Alive or Dead (Delvin)
43 Turn In Your Grave (Len Belcher)
45 Section Four - Mentalism With Playing Cards
46 The Second Seer (Jack Shepherd)
48 Down in the Meadow (Peter Warlock)
50 Brainwave by Telephone (Lewis Ganson)
51 You Can Tell Fortunes (Malcolm Davison)
53 Vinchento's Card Prediction (Les Vincent)
54 An Unusual Prediction (Tom Sellers)
56 Telephone Brainwave (Hans Trixer)
59 Section Five - Mentalism with Slates
60 Think of a City (Cyro)
61 Some Total (Len Belcher)
62 Radiopathy (Len Belcher)
65 Section Six - Mentalism By Numbers
66 A Pseudo Memory Feat (Tom Sellers)
67 One Ahead Number Effect (Tom Sellers)
68 Mentalism in Numbers (Corvello)
69 Discs of Diabolo (Tom Sellers)
71 Section Seven - Miscellaneous Mysteries
72 Lucky Bag (Gerry Findler)
73 Bag o'Locks (Henry Fetsch)
75 Caught Thoughts (Corvello)
76 Finding the Lady is Easy (Malcolm Davison)
78 Predilexo (Len Belcher)
79 Enclosed Thoughts (Len Belcher)
81 Triple Test (Frank Pots)
83 Control Board (Len Belcher)
85 Section Eight - Mentalism by Design
86 Precognition (Rupert Gilbert)
88 Mesmerental (Len Belcher)
90 The Spirit of the Letter (Len Belcher)
90 Mystic Signs (Gerry Findler)
93 Clip Board Substitutes (Gerry Findler)
94 More Mystic Signs (Hedly Wilcox)
95 Those Mystic Signs Again (Gerry Findler)
97 Section Nine - Aids for the Mentalist
98 Handling Billets (Malcolm Davison)
105 A Torn Centre Idea (Tom Sellers)
106 Spectral Writing (Harry Stanley)
106 Ghost Writing (Harry Stanley)
107 The OM. Switch Box (Harry Stanley)
108 Mentalist's Holdall (Will Dexter)
109 Colour Easel (Bert Linnell)
112 Colour Counting Frame (Fred Crowson)
114 You Can Take It With You (Len Belcher)
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MAGIC OF THE MIND by Lewis Ganson
A collection of over fifty Mental Effects.
No copyright date given, but published in 1960 by Harry Stanley (of Unique Magic Studios) in London, England.
HardBound with DustJacket and 114pages.
This book takes you behind the scenes in the world of Mental Magic. It TEACHES you how to bring about some of the most astounding feats of magic ever devised. It gives you the FACTS. Herein are the methods, carefully described to enable you to duplicate the feats of the amazing performances you have seen on Stage, Television and read about in the national newspapers.
Some Of The Contributor's Include:
Punx - Gerald Kosky - John Rice - Tom Sellers - Jack Cook - Ken De Courcy - Stanley Jaks - Peter Warlock - Cyro - Harry Stanley - Ali Bongo - Ted Danson - Eric Grause - George Armstrong - Delvin - Len Belcher - Jack Shepard - Lewis Ganson - Malcolm Davison - Les Vincent - Hans Trixer - Gerry Findler - Henry Letsch - Frank Potts - Rupert Gilbert - Hedley Wilcox - Will Dexter - Bert Linnell - Fred Crowson.
| Owner | Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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| Location | Magic Library (Home) |
| Index | 4376 |
| Added Date | Jul 01, 2017 03:06:55 |
| Modified Date | Apr 06, 2026 14:22:07 |
| Book Condition | Very Fine |
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Lewis Ganson
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Lewis Ganson
Cover of Genii (1974)
Born Lewis Jack Ganson
April 15, 1913
Burford Arms, Startford Market, London, England
Died December 22, 1980 (age 67)
Hampshire, England
Categories Books by Lewis Ganson
Lewis Ganson (b.1913-d.1980) was one of the most prolific writers in magic with over sixty books to his credit.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Awards and Honors
3 Books
4 References
Biography
He was a professional close-up magician, except for his time in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1939-1958.
For years, Ganson was editor of Harry Stanley's magazine The Gen and contributor to the Magigram magazine. He was a vice president of the British Ring of the IBM and a founding member of the Portsmouth and District Magic Circle.
Awards and Honors
Academy of Magical Arts' first Literary Fellowship in 1968.
Books
Expert Manipulation of Playing Cards (1948)
How Right You Are (1948)
Routined Manipulation, Vol. 1 (1950)
Routined Manipulation, Vol. 2 (1952)
Routined Manipulation Finale (1954)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic (1955)
A Magician Explains (1955)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic II (1956)
Dai Vernon Book of Magic (1957)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic III (1958)
Dai Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1959)
Magic from the Mind (1959)
Dai Vernon's More Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1960)
The Magic of Slydini (1960)
Dai Vernon's Further Secrets of Card Magic (1961)
Malini and His Magic (1962)
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig (1963)
Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic (1967)
The Art of Close-up, Vol. 1 (1967)
The Art of Close-up, Vol. 2 (1969)
Ganson Teach-In Series (1977-1987)
The Ganson Book (1983)
The Complete Ganson Magic Teach-In Series (2010)
References
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The Gen, Vol. 5, No. 5, September 1949, FRONT PAGE PERSONALITIES, LEWIS GANSON and JO, page 134
Cover Genii 1974 December
Magic Circular, Vol. 75, No. 812, January 1981, Obituaries, LEWIS GANSON, page 27
Obit Genii 1981 January
The Linking Ring, Vol.61, No. 3, March 1981, Our Side of the Pond by PETER WARLOCK, page 93, LEWIS GANSON, page 117
M-U-M, Vol. 70, No.10, MARCH 1981, Broken Wands, LEWIS GANSON, page 39
Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 73, No. 1896, May 1982, Tribute to Lewis Ganson, page 676
Genii, Vol. 46, No. 7, July 1982, TRIBUTE TO LEWIS GANSON, page 461
Magicana, Vol. 30, No. 176, July-August 1982, TRIBUTE TO LEWIS GANSON EVENING – 17 MAY 1982 by EDWIN HOOPER
The Magic Circular, Vol. 100, No. 1075, February 2006, A Tribute to Lewis Ganson – Alexander Crawford by Peter Altman, page 63
Lewis Ganson - Dai Vernon book of Magic bibliography