Sold for:
$3,000
$3,000
[Research and Notes] John McKinven’s research archive and notes on magic tricks and magic history. Papers, correspondence, lecture notes, facsimiles, programs, photographs, and ephemera collected over the course of a lifetime, and covering subjects as varied as Henry Roltair and the Hanlon Brothers (including source material for the books on both subjects that McKinven wrote), to the Three-Shell Game, Cups and Balls, and other sleight-of-hand tricks. The entire collection contained in three large cartons. 1930s – 1990s. Should be seen.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
