Jon Racherbaumer: Sticks & Stones
Racherbaumer, Jon: Sticks & Stones: A Leaflet for the Left Hand
©1977-1978 Jon Racherbaumer
Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11" 4-8 pages each
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Comments: This listing shows the content of the individual issues. Lybrary.com sells a compiled edition that changes the order and I've listed that contents separately.

Contents (courtesy Genii's Magicpedia):

No. 1, January 1977
1 Subconscious (Edward Marlo)
2 Rationale for Making Variations (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 You Can't Count on Jordan (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 2, February 1977
5 Mindreading Joker (Edward Marlo)
6 Eureka - The McDonald Aces Routine (Jon Racherbaumer)
6 Self-Working Card Tricks (Karl Fulves)
6 Double Prophet - Variation (Edward Marlo)
7 On Magic (Jon Racherbaumer)
7 Touch Turn A La Cascade (Robert Walker)

No. 3, March 1977
1 Blue Issue (Jon Racherbaumer)
1 Wright Wronged (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 Closet Cupid (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Dig-a-ling Dong (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 Movie Transpo (Edward Marlo)

No. 4, April 1977
1 Getting Lost in the Shuffle (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 On Triumph (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 I Need a Magic Wand (Edward Marlo)

No. 5, May 1977
1 Logical Twist (Robert Walker)
2 "Too Perfect" Imperfect? (William Zavis)
3 Interpretation of a Dream (Edward Marlo)
4 Tally-Hokum (Eugene Castillon)

No. 6, June 1977
1 Spelling the Gone Aces (Alex Elmsley)
1 Reinvention (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 Four-Play (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 On Prior Credits (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 On Marlo-Jennings Controversy (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Every Chance 1 (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 Every Chance Gaffed Version (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 On the Patrick Page Ouster (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 7, July 1977
1 Psi Chic Spell 1 (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 Psi Chic Spell 2 (Dave Solomon)
2 Quadruple Profit (Dave Solomon)
3 Origin of the "Curse of Scotland" (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Open Prediction (12th) (Edward Marlo)
4 Stranger in Faro-dise Castillon Eugene (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 8, August 1977
1 The Mindreading Selection (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 Origin of Encyclopedia of Card Tricks (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Note on Reconstructing Effects (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Rightside Up (Dave Solomon)
4 More Dreams 1 (Edward Marlo)
4 More Dreams 2 (Edward Marlo)

No. 9, September 1977
1 What is a Classic ? (Jon Racherbaumer)
1 Colorful 21-Card Trick (Edward Marlo)
3 On Uri Geller (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Brief Quiz on Erdnase & his Classic Book (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 Da Vinci Card Trick? (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 10, October 1977
1 How Deep is This Illusion? (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 11, November 1977
1 A Subtle Dream (Edward Marlo)
3 A Subtle Dream Second Method (Edward Marlo)
3 Apology to Jack Potter and Origin of Mathematical Principle (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 On Busby Controvery and Four-play Effect (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 12, December 1977
1 It Ain't Impossible! 1 (Edward Marlo)
2 It Ain't Impossible! 2 (Edward Marlo)
2 On the Origin of Marlo's Perfect Stop Trick (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 Collectwist 1 (Robert Walker)

No. 13, January 1978
1 Statement of Purpose (Jon Racherbaumer)
1 Metaphors for Magicians (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 Mental Reverse Plus (Edward Marlo)
3 On Creativity and Originality (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 14, February 1978
1 On Edmund Wilson (Jon Racherbaumer)
1 Collectwist 2 (Dave Solomon)
2 Dice Combine (Marvin Johnson)
3 The Wizard Outdone (John Cornelius)
3 Another Visual Surprise (Edward Marlo)

No. 15, March 1978
1 Return of the Aces (William Miesel)
2 Fourtold Four-fold From Scratch (Eugene Castillon)
3 First Aid Sandwich 1 (Edward Marlo)
3 First Aid Sandwich 2 (Edward Marlo)
4 An Interview... (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 16, April 1978
1 Dial Operator 999 (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 One For the Boys (Simon Aronson)
3 On Garcia's "Wild Card Miracles" (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 All Backs (David Bendix)

No. 17, May 1978
1 Reset Repair (Dave Solomon)
2 Effects! (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Ace Transpo (Edward Marlo)
4 On Daryl Martinez, Sid Lorraine, Danny Korem and More (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 The Upside down Toppit (Danny Korem)

No. 18, June 1978
1 Lady-spinners (Edward Marlo)
2 An Interview... (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 On Conjurers Monthly Magazine (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Ever-ready C.O.C. (Roland Hurley)
4 Futzless (Carmen D'Amico)

No. 19, July 1978
1 Marlo's Zig-Zag (Edward Marlo)
3 Curtailed Placement 1 (Edward Marlo)
3 Curtailed Placement 2 (Edward Marlo)
3 Cardman's I.Q. Test (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 20, August 1978
1 One, Two, Three... Think! (Dave Solomon)
2 Dunbury Sandwich 2 (Robert Walker)
3 Solomon's Sandwich (Dave Solomon)
4 Parting Shots (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 21, September 1978
1 Contest Results (Jon Racherbaumer)
1 On Simon Aronson (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 The Spectator Cuts Down The Aces (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Classified (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 Is Being Two-faced Worth It? (Dave Solomon)

No. 22, October 1978
1 The Big Challenge (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 Cute? (Jon Racherbaumer)
3 Interlaced Vanish Variant (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 A Very Short of a New Book on the False Deal (Jon Racherbaumer)

No. 23, November 1978
1 On Johnny Carson, Larry Wilson, Jimmy Grippo, George Burns and Hofzinser (Jon Racherbaumer)
2 Missing In Action 1 (Eugene Castillon)
2 Missing In Action 2 (Eugene Castillon)
3 Variation (Justin Branch)
4 On Ceasing and Books (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 Varaitions (Earl Nelson)
4 Secrets of the Card Sharps (Gerard Majax)

No. 24, December 1978
1 Afterthought Aces (Jon Racherbaumer, Robert Walker)
4 Re:views (Jon Racherbaumer)


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