Sleight of Hand - The Jeff Busby Collection
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 20, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 105
Collection of Eddie McGuire Manuscripts and Letters.
Estimate: $400 - $500
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
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McGuire, Eddie. Collection of Eddie McGuire Manuscripts and Letters. Including an early carbon of the Phantom of the Card Table (bearing the penciled note from Busby: "Sent by McGuire to Faucett Ross Thence to Frank Csuri, so must be authentic"), a later apparently unpublished typescript by McGuire of Walter Scott's "Slick Ace" formula, two TLSs regarding Walter Scott from U.F. Grant, three letters (two lacking pages) from McGuire to Faucett Ross, a handful of McGuire ephemera, two later editions of Phantom, a candid photo of Scott, McGuire, and Artanis, and more. Accompanied by several articles and research culled from publications regarding McGuire, his relationship to Malini, and his relationship to T. Nelson Downs. Neatly organized in four black binders.
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