Magicana: Featuring the Collection of Peter Hackhofer
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Lot 56
CLARK, Keith (Pierre-Jacques Fays, 1908 – 1979). Manuscript...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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| $30 | $10 |
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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CLARK, Keith (Pierre-Jacques Fays, 1908 ? 1979). Manuscript and Drafts of The Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks. Circa 1935. Approximately 1000 4to sheets both typed and in longhand, together comprising the first edition in manuscript/draft form of Clark?s seminal work on tricks with cigarettes first published in 1937. Included are countless hand-corrected typed chapters for the work, along with dozens of preparatory sketches, suggested cover designs, drawings for the action of ?tonguing? a cigarette, and hundreds of pages of notes and drafts of complete chapters in Clark?s hand.Manuscripts for classic instructional textbooks are uncommon in the magic field. See also lots 224-5 for memorabilia from Clark?s long stage career as both a musician and magician.
