Sleight of Hand - The Jeff Busby Collection
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 20, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 97
Archive of Martin Gardner Correspondence.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
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| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
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Gardner, Martin. Archive of Martin Gardner Correspondence. Over 65 TLSs to Jeff Busby by Gardner, spanning 1983 - 1996. In his terse style, Gardner discusses the working of various magic tricks (occasionally illustrating them by hand), books in progress, well-known magicians, Karl Fulves, the Gathering for Gardner, his long-running Scientific American, Dai Vernon's Revelations, mathematics and puzzles, and more. Many letters relate to Busby's and Gardner's work on The Man Who Was Erdnase. Many of Busby's carbon responses included. Most on Gardner's 4to letterhead, some on postcards, a few holographic. Dozens of holographic corrections. Most signed in pen, "Martin." A handful of Gardner-associated items (primarily copies) included.
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