Description
Effect: From the files of Egyptian Hall Museum, Mike Caveney has selected 24 letters of historical importance. Sometimes the writer or recipient (or both) are well-known names while other times the players are totally unknown, but every letter sheds new light on a shadowy corner of magic’s fascinating history. After placing each letter in context Mike provides additional information about the people, places, tricks, theaters and everything else that might be mentioned, illustrating it with rare memorabilia from his collection. It’s like being taken on a guided tour through the historical files of Egyptian Hall Museum by the curator. These letters, which first appeared in MAGIC magazine (2006-07), have been collected into a beautiful book printed in full-color with additional annotations, previously-unseen photographs, posters, and other rare memorabilia. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who loves the art of magic. 288 pages, 6 by 9 inches, fully indexed, with beautiful full-color endsheets.
By turning these columns into a book the author has been able to:
- Include many additional posters, photos, programs, newspaper clippings, etc., that didn’t appear in the original magazine articles.
- Print the images in a larger format.
- Add additional information and annotations to each letter.
- Reproduce every page of the original letter in a size that can be read.
- Make corrections that have come to light since the original publication.
- Include a complete index for the entire book and a bibliography for each letter.
All of the added graphic material makes it feel like you are reading these articles for the first time. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who loves the art of magic.
Contents:
Introduction ………………………………………………………….. 9
Letter 1 – Charles Carter to Horace Goldin……………………………… 12
Letter 2 — Allan Shaw to Charles Carter …………………………………..26
Letter 3 — Edwin Brush to Delmas Jenkins ………………………………. 34
Letter 4 – T. Francis Fritz to W. D. LeRoy……………………………….. 56
Letter 5 — Owen Clark to Fred Sinclair……………………………………. 64
Letter 6 — Charles Nicol to Delmas Jenkins ………………………………78
Letter 7 – Balabrega to Strobridge Litho Co……………………………….88
Letter 8 – Howard Thurston to Al Capone………………………………. 96
Letter 9 – Edgar Benyon to David Price …………………………………. 106
Letter 10 — William Benjamin to A. M. Wilson………………………. 116
Letter 11 – P. C. Sorcar to Dante …………………………………………… 124
Letter 12 — George Marquis to David Price ……………………………. 138
Letter 13 — Harry Kellar to Howard Thurston……………………….. 148
Letter 14 — T. Nelson Downs to Earl Wayne Violet …………………160
Letter 15 — Dr. James Elliott to Unknown ……………………………… 172
Letter 16 — John Nevil Maskelyne to Charles Carter ………………. 182
Letter 17 – James Esler to Fred ?……………………………………………. 194
Letter 18 – Michael Dockweiler to W. D. LeRoy ……………………. 204
Letter 19 — George Marquis to David Price ………………………….. 214
Letter 20 – Angelo Lewis to Will Goldston ………………………….. 228
Letter 21 – Les Levante to The Great Leon……………………………..236
Letter 22 – Harry Houdini to Fredrick Eugene Powell …………….250
Letter 23 – Harry Willard to Jim Willard………………………………. 262
Letter 24 – Eddie McGuire to David Price ……………………………..270
Index……………………………………………………………………………………. 283
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