March 2026
In this issue:
- What are the consequences of a single bad review? For Alexander Canaris, they have been devastating. After more than 130 year, Australian magic historian Kent Blackmore revisits the original record and gives a warning to magic historians. The article also shows some EXCLUSIVE photos of the magician, never seen before.
- Being the second issue of a new volume, our resident librarian, James Smith, returns with a splendid overview of the most important and unsual antiquarian magic books sold in 2025.
- A short review of the Convegno Italiano sulla Storia della Magia, the annual appointment in Italy dedicated to magic history, narrates that exciting day in Livorno, last November.
- Andy Martin, of martinsmagic.com, joins Ye Olde Magic Mag with the first of a series of articles dedicated to magic apparatus, researching their history and presenting enchanting photos.
- Our regular Auction Action column gives a report of the most unusual magic objects sold at auction from December 2025 to date, including a Kellar levitation, a very cheap Chung Ling Soo postcard, more Ionia posters, some David Copperfield documents, and more
- The beloved Chewing the (Magic) Fat column returns with more magic information that you can throw a stick at!
- Finally, we review three important magic history books:
- Silvan, legend of Magic
- Escaping Obscurity – the travel diary of Harry Houdini 1897-1899
- The Great Carmo
This 56 pages issue contains more than 20,600 words and is available as a PDF Download and in printed format, LIMITED TO 120 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.
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