Sleight of Hand - The Jeff Busby Collection
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 20, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 80
Bertram, Ross. Group of Ross Bertram/Jeff Busby Correspondence.
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Bertram, Ross. Group of Ross Bertram/Jeff Busby Correspondence. Spanning 1976 - 86, and including handwritten endorsements for Busby publications by Bertram, as well as notes related to the Dai Vernon $1000.00 lecture tour, Busby's First California Lecture publication, lengthy passages regarding Bertram's efforts to document his sleight-of-hand techniques in book form ("I have set aside twelve file folders of notes and routinesÉ"), Bertram's Cups, and other salient topics related to gambling, magic and the like. Handwritten on blanks and Bertram's stationery, together with many carbons of Busby's replies. Over 35 pages, neatly organized.
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