$5,000
Hugard, Jean. Cardini’s unpublished card magic manuscript. [New York, ca. 1930]. Being an 89-page typed manuscript describing card magic effects, flourishes, and sleight-of-hand techniques of Cardini’s, prepared by Jean Hugard for eventual publication as part of a larger volume of Cardini’s inventions. Described are various flourishes and arm spreads, hold-out techniques, a detailed four-ace routine, and more. Included is a two-page table of contents of the larger work-to-be, which lists tantalizing topics such as Cardini’s Linking Ring routine, tricks with cigarettes, billiard balls, and more. Rough sketches accompany several entries, presumably by Hugard. Typed on 4to sheets, browned and tattered. Hugard wrote many classic treatises on sleight-of-hand, which made him the ideal candidate to pen Cardini’s book. Unfortunately, and for reasons unknown today, this manuscript, really only one chapter of the larger planned work, is the only portion of the project to have survived - and was likely the only section Hugard completed.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06
