$1,600
Vernon, Dai. Important five-page ALS from Dai Vernon to Faucett Ross. Dated Oct. 8, 1932, Vernon writes from Colorado Spring on Broadmoor stationery. He discusses cutting the silhouette of President Franklin Roosevelt, “I did manage however to cut several silhouettes of Franklin D. and he autographed four of them for me…” the fine magic show of his friend Paul Fox, “It was beautiful Rossio and would have been a “wow” at the N.Y. Palace,” other magicians (Blackstone, Horotwitz, Zingone, and Downs), as well as a sub-rosa sleight-of-hand technique, “Malini Finley, Fox and myself I truly believe are the only ones who have this at this time.” Two sheets folded to 8vo size; central fold from mailing, otherwise very good. Vernon was a notoriously bad correspondent, making this long and detailed missive all the more unusual.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06
