This page is for those of you who would like to look any current and previous editions of the Ex Libris article by our Club Librarian, Dr. Joaquin M. Ayala. They will be compiled here in numerical order by number and month/year dates. Simply click on the link to read a PDF of the article you are looking for. Eventually I plan on adding subject lines next to each link to make searching easier as we go along.
#1, April 2015 - Introduction Article
#2, May 2015 - The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scott
#3, June 2015 - Greater Magic by John Northern Hilliard
#4, July 2015 - The Lost Notebooks of John Northern Hilliard
#5, August 2015 - The Stars of Magic Book
#6, September 2015 - The Book of Forgotten Secrets by Stephen Minch
#7, October 2015 - Thirteen Steps to Mentalism by Tony Corinda
#8, November 2015 - Gift Magic by the McBride Magic & Mystery School Staff
#9, December 2015 - Mastery by George Leonard
#10, January 2016 - The Tarbell Course in Magic by Dr. Harlan Tarbell
#11, February 2016 - Expert Card Technique and Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue
#12, March 2016 - Modern Coin Magic by J. B. Bobo
#13, April 2016 - The Life and Times of Albert Goshman by Patrick Page and Albert Goshman
#14, May 2016 - The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase
- May 2016 Special Article #1 - An Overview of the Various Editions of Erdnase
#15, June 2016 - The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
#16, July 2016 - One Degree by John Guastaferro
#17, August 2016 - Hofzinser's Card Magic by Ottokar Fischer
#18, September 2016 - Our Magic by Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant
#19, October 2016 - Life, Death & Other Card Tricks by Dr. Robert E. Neale*
#20, November 2016 - The Magic Mirror by Dr. Robert E. "Bob" Neale & David Parr
#21, December 2016 - John Carney's Carneycopia by Stephen Minch
#22, January 2017 - Expert Coin Magic by David Roth and Richard Kaufman
#23. February 2017 - The Real Secrets of the Chinese Linking Rings by Pete Biro and Lord & Master of the Rings by Cellini
#24, March 2017 - The Secrets of Brother John Hamman by Richard Kaufman
#25, April 2017 - The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi by Richard Kaufman
#26, May 2017 - Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz
#27, June 2017 - Designing Miracles by Darwin Ortiz
#28, July 2017 - Ultra Cervon by Bruce Cervon & Stephen Minch
#29, August 2017 - The Books of Wonder Volumes 1 & 2 by Tommy Wonder and Stephen Minch
#30, September 2017 - The Magic of Ascanio Volumes 1-4 by Arturo de Ascanio y Navaz and Jesus Etcheverry
#31, October 2017 - 2 books: Spirit Theater and Strange Ceremonies by Eugene Burger
#32, November 2017 - The Ramsay Trilogy by Andrew Galloway, Part 1
#33, December 2017 - The Ramsay Trilogy by Andrew Galloway, Part 2 Finale
#34, January 2018 - Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, compiled by Jean Hugard
#35, February 2018 - Counthesaurus - An Abecedarian Handbook of False Counts and Displays by Jon Racherbaumer
#36, March 2018 - Bound to Please, The Aronson Approach and Simply Simon by Simon Aronson
#37, April 2018 - Sessions, Solomon's Mind and The Wisdom of Solomon by Dave Solomon
#38, May 2018 - Impossibilia, Destination Zero, Dear Mr. Fantasy and High Caliber by John Bannon
#39, June 2018 - Prestige Pen Projects by Shawn Evans
#40, July 2018 - Thanks to Pepys by Bob Read
#41, August 2018 - Okito on Magic by Theo "Okito" Bamberg and Robert Parrish
#42 - September 2018 - Tales of Enchantment - The Art of Magic by Walt Anthony
#43, October 2018 - Paramiracles by Ted Lesley (Guest Columnist, Kevin Peshick)
#44, November 2018 - The Art of Close-up Magic Volume 1 by Lewis Ganson
#45, December 2018 - The Art of Close-up Magic Volume 2 by Lewis Ganson
#47, February 2019 - Card College Volumes 1-5 and the Light Trio by Roberto Giobbi
#48, March 2019 - Tangled Web by Eric Mead
#49, April 2019 - Cardshark by Darwin Ortiz
#50, May 2019 - In a Class by Himself - The Legacy of Don Alan by Jon Racherbaumer
#51, June 2019 - Vortex by Tom Stone
#52, July 2019 - Now You See It, Now You Don't - Lessons in Sleight of Hand by Bill Tarr
#53, August 2019 - Maelstrom by Tom Stone
#54, September 2019 - Book of Thoth - Tarot Trickery by Stephen Minch
#55, October 2019 - Brain Food by David Parr
#56, November 2019 - Self-Working Handkerchief Magic by Karl Fulves
#57, December 2019 - Best of All Worlds by The Magic Apple - Various Authors/Contributors
#58, January 2020 - Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic by Mark Wilson
#59, February 2020 - The Workers, Volumes 1-5 by Michael Close
NO ARTICLE FOR MARCH 2020
#60, April 2020 - The Art of Astonishment, Volume 1 by Paul Harris & Eric Mead
#61, May 2020 - The Art of Astonishment, Volume 2 by Paul Harris & Eric Mead
#62, June 2020 - The Art of Astonishment, Volume 3 by Paul Harris & Eric Mead
#63, July 2020 - Rubinstein Coin Magic by Dr. Michael Rubinstein
#63.2, July 2020 Supplement Rubinstein Coin Magic, Part 2**
#64, August 2020 - Machinations: Explorations Through the Trapdoor by Ben Harris
#65, September 2020 - Pocket Power by Jarle Leirpoll
#66, October 2020 - Scripting Magic Volumes 1 & 2 by Pete McCabe, article by guest columnist Kevin Peshick
October 2020 Supplement - References from the article. *Does not appear in newsletter
#67, November 2020 - Stand-Up Coin Power by Eivind Løwig
#68, December 2020 - The Five Points in Magic by Juan Tamariz
#69, January 2021 - The Complete Cups & Balls by Michael Ammar
#70, June 2021 - The Art of Fortune Telling – How to Predict the Future for Fun and
Profit by Jonathon Royle (Reviewed by John Philip Machniak)
*NO ARTICLE FOR MARCH 2020
*This article does not appear in the October 2016 newsletter.
**This was originally slated to be published in the August 2020 newsletter but it was decided to add it as a supplement to the July 2020 article and continue with a new book in August. This supplement does not appear in the July 2020 newsletter.
