Lardner, Foster. (1873-1934). Actor and amateur magician. Member of the National Conjurers' Association Ring No. 2 in Rhode Island.

Autograph Note to His Daughter Signed by Actor and Magician Foster Lardner. Together with a Mailing Envelope.

West Barrington, RI: June 19, 1932. 1932. - 13 words filling half of a sheet of his personalized 7-1/4 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide letterhead with his Rhode Island address printed at the top. Signed "Daddy". The top right corner is creased. Folded 3 times for mailing. Together with his personalized mailing envelope addressed in his hand to "Sylvia Foster Lardner" but with no street address [the note probably accompanied a gift]. The envelope has been roughly opened down its left side. The letter is in very good condition. Foster Lardner writes to his daughter Sylvia Foster Lardner Page [1913-1997]: "With love from Mother & Daddy -- We are very proud of you Dear". An actor and amateur magician, Foster Lardner [1873-1934] was taught magic by Al Baker. For twenty years he was the head of the Keith organization in and around Providence, Rhode Island. He was also a member of the National Conjurers' Association Ring No. 2 in Rhode Island. He was manager of the Albee Theatre in Providence and stage manager for the SAM Carnival of Magic [1931] which featured Cardini, Jarrow and Hardeen. During World War I he gave frequent magical entertainments for soldiers in hospitals and later gave shows in the children's hospital in Providence. Very good .

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Book number: 95658

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: MAGIC; ACTOR; MAGICIAN; AUTOGRAPH NOTE TO HIS DAUGHTER SIGNED BY ACTOR AND MAGICIAN FOSTER LARDNER; SYLVIA FOSTER LARDNER PAGE; ANS; A.N.S.; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; AL BAKER; KEITH ORGANIZATION; ALBEE THEATRE, PROVIDENCE, RI; 1931 SAM, CARNIVAL OF MAGIC; NA

English, Ralph. Juggler, magician, vaudeville performer [1930s-1950s]. He performed his routines on ice skates.

Photograph Inscribed and Signed by Ice-Skater Juggler & Magician Ralph English.

1931. 1931. - Black-and-white publicity photo, 10 inches high by 8 inches wide. Inscribed by English at bottom right and signed "Ralph English". There are a few small creases to the emulsion & the corners are lightly bumped. Very good.

A full-length photo of Ralph English standing on a floor of ice with a satiny theatre curtain behind him. He is depicted smiling, wearing evening attire, a top hat and ice skates. He is leaning slightly backwards, his left arm supporting his back, his other arm held aloft with three juggling pins gripped in the fingers of his right hand. The inscription reads: "To Fred / anyone that needs information about ice skates should see you. Boy!! you set me right. / Lots of luck - / Ralph English / Ice Cycles 1931". Very good .

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Book number: 34031

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: MAGIC; THEATRE; THEATER; VAUDEVILLE; JUGGLER; MAGICIAN; ICE SKATE ROUTINES; RALPH ENGLISH; INSCRIBED AND SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH.

Furst, Arnold

Famous Magicians of the World / Reviewed by Arnold Furst

Oakland, CA: Magic Limited, Lloyd E. Jones, 1957. 1957. Oakland, CA: Magic Limited, Lloyd E. Jones, 1957. 1957. Fine. - Quarto, soft cover bound in pictorial black-and-white wraps. The wraps are lightly rubbed with some very light spotting to the white rear wrap. [48] pages. Profuse black-and-white illustrations. Near fine.

Copy number 334 of a "Special Autographed Edition" signed by Arnold Furst on the inside front wrap. Fine .

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Book number: 5771

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: MAGIC; MAGIC SHOWS; MAGICIANS; ILLUSIONISTS; REVIEWS; ARNOLD FURST; LLUSTRATIONS; DANTE; ORMOND MCGILL; VIRGIL; SPECIAL AUTOGRAPHED EDITION; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH.

(Swann Galleries).

Magic: (Including Property from Heirs of Carl Waring Jones, Stanley Palm Collection, Gaming Library of Bob Rosenberger and Others). Public Auction Sale 2019. Thursday, October 28, 2004... .

New York: Swann, 2004. 2004. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial tan & black wraps. The head of the spine is slightly rubbed. Unpaginated. Profuse illustrations in black & white. Near fine.

Catalog for an auction held by Swann in New York City on October 28, 2004. 381 items are catalogued with estimated prices. Very good .

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Book number: 95881

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: MAGIC; SWANN GALLERIES, NEW YORK CITY; ILLUSTRATED AUCTION CATALOG; STANLEY PALM COLLECTION; GAMING LIBRARY OF BOB ROSENBERGER; PROPERTY OF HEIRS OF CARL WARING JONES; BOOKS; BROCHURES; CARDS; AUTOGRAPHS; APPARATUS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PRINTS; ESTIMATED PRICES

(Houdini, Harry; Houdin, Robert; Mesmer; Count Cagliostro; et al). King, Clement; et al. Moffat, W. D.; editor

The Mentor Vol. 14 No. 12. Serial No. 287. January, 1927. (Magic Black and White, and Magic-Makers Old and New)

(Springfield, OH: The Crowell Publishing Company, 1927). 1927). (Springfield, OH: The Crowell Publishing Company, 1927). 1927). Fair. - Quarto [approximately 11-1/2 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], softcover with a color pictorial front wrapper drawn and engraved on wood by Howard McCormick. The backstrip & rear wrap are lacking. The cover is bumped, chipped & lightly soiled. Pages A-D [ads] & 67 pages, including additional ads. Numerous sepia-toned & black-and-white illustrations & pictorial ads. 1 signature is detached with its front edges roughed & chipped. There are tears to the top edge & front edge of page 41 & to the top edges of pages 42-48. There is a piece out of the bottom corner of the last page. The top edges of the pages are rippled, probably from humidity. There is occasional soiling. Fair.

"The Mentor" often highlighted a particular theme and this issue, published three months after Houdini's death, focused on magic and magicians. Among the contents are "Magic Old and New from Paracelsus to Houdini" by Clement King; and articles on Robert Houdin's "Historic Handkerchief Conjuring Feat", "Mesmer the Mesmerist", Count Cagliostro, and tribal magic in Guiana. Fair .

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Book number: 25042

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: MAGIC; MAGICIANS; CONJURING; CONJURERS; PERIODICAL; THE MENTOR: Magic Black and White, and Magic-Makers Old and New; harry houdini; robert houdin; mesmer; count cagliostro; african tribal magic; illustrations.

(Thayer Studios)

Thayer Studio Magic Presents a Complete Bar Act!!!

Traverse City, MI: Thayer Studios, 1945. 1945. Traverse City, MI: Thayer Studios, 1945. 1945. Very good. - Quarto [11 inches high by 8 inches wide]. A yellow pictorial cover sheet & 4 mechanically reproduced pages plus a rear blank are bound with 3 staples along the top edge. The bottom edge of the cover sheet is lightly creased. Very good.

A description of a routine for producing various drinks from one container. Very good .

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Book number: 27928

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: MAGIC; THAYER STUDIOS; A COMPLETE BAR ACT!!!; ROUTINE; MULTIPLE DRINKS FROM ONE CONTAINER; ALCOHOL; MIXED DRINKS; COCKTAILS.

Weltman, Manny.

Magic: Featuring the Manny Weltman Houdini Collection. Public Auction Sale 1949. Thursday, October 31, 2002.

New York: Swann, 2002. 2002. - Small quarto [9-1/2 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wraps. The head & tail of the spine are slightly chipped. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Very good. Swann auction catalog listing 253 items, including posters, photographs, books, letters, etc. related to Houdini and other magicians. Manny Weltman, a Houdini historian, an accomplished close-up magician and an original member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood, writes an introduction. Very good .

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Book number: 94611

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: MAGIC; MAGICIANS; ILLUSTRATED AUCTION CATALOG; EPHEMERA; SWANN SALE 1949; MAGIC: FEATURING THE MANNY WELTMAN HOUDINI COLLECTION.