The March 2024 issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag is proud to introduce to the magic community a portrait painting of Giuseppe Pinetti, the most famous conjurer of the eighteenth century, hitherto unknown.
In this issue:
- James Smith, our resident librarian, returns for the 10th year in a row with his annual review of antiquarian magic books sold in the past year (2023). Some old friends, but also some exciting discoveries
- Anne Goulden investigates a rare photograph of a young Lewis Davenport and Walter Jeans, clearing some biographical information, and providing an interesting theory on a common friend.
- Noted magic historian, Brian Lead returns to these pages with a short article, a discovery that joins Chung Ling Soo, Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo and the Bard himself, William Shakespeare.
- Our editor, Marco Pusterla, has been researching the history, date and provenance of two exciting paintings that have recently come to the market, a portrait of Giuseppe Pinetti and his wife, in a world first.
- All the major magic auctions of the last quarter are discussed in this issue, with many unusual magic collectibles recorded in our Auction Action
- Five books for magic historians and collectors are reviewed:
- Herrmann the Great (M. Cantor)
- Magical Minard (Mystery Lab)
- Houdini’s Schooldays (J. Notaro)
- Murray, the Marco Polo of Magic (F. Roy)
- Secrets of Automata (M. Start)
- Our regular column on magic history and collecting reflections, musings and revelations returns in earnest: Chewing the (Magic) Fat
This 56 pages issue contains more than 21,200 words and is available as a PDF Download and in printed format, LIMITED TO 125 SIGNED AND HAND-NUMBERED COPIES, for the most distinguished collectors.
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Ye Olde Magic Mag is the first fully-digital magazine on Magic History and on collecting magical memorabilia, edited and published by Marco Pusterla, A.I.M.C. A quarterly publication, available in a small number of printed copies, all individually numbered and signed, for real collectors. The printed version is shipped post-free worldwide and gives access to the digital copy! We recommend you subscribe to the magazine with a PayPal recurring payment as that will ensure you receive the same issue number every time.