Sleight of Hand - The Jeff Busby Collection
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 20, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 195
Fitzkee, Dariel. Dai Vernon. The First California Lecture. Group of Proofs, Galleys, and Drafts.
Estimate: $300 - $400
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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 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Fitzkee, Dariel and Fred Braue. Dai Vernon. The First California Lecture. Group of Proofs, Galleys, and Drafts. Oakland, 1978. A group of material from the publisher's own files, including an annotated draft typescript; a file of annotated galley prints of the typeset pages; sample and proof copies in pictorial wrappers, and a third proof copy in gilt-stamped library buckram; and an original pencil-drawn portrait of Vernon as used on the cover (sketched area approx. 10 x 8 "). The two copies in wrappers filled with annotations concerning the text and layout, the third blank internally and marked "sample" on the inside front cover.
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