The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II
Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 97
DELAND, Theodore (1873 – 1931). Collection of Ephemera and ...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
DELAND, Theodore (1873 ? 1931). Collection of Ephemera and Gimmicked Card Tricks. Included are a handsome ALS from DeLand to [Arthur] Gans on DeLand?s pictorial letterhead, dated Jan 19, 1922 including the tantalizing line, ??my Perfected Levitation was sold to a party in Buda Pest?? boldly SIGNED by DeLand; -- DeLand?s Trickards catalog (1914; spine taped); -- Figure it Out sheet with instructions affixed to the verso; -- 1908 form letter advertising the Peerless Monte Cristo Cards on elaborate DeLand letterhead; -- various card effects printed by DeLand including the Baby Phantom, Knock-Out, Celluloid Card, Torn Card Trick, Long Distance Mind Reading, Royal Phantom, TriTemps, and others; -- a Card Locator; -- and other instruction sheets and packet tricks. Over 25 items. A very good group of products and ephemera from the career of this influential and inventive magician and printer.
