Sleight of Hand - The Jeff Busby Collection
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 20, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 356
Five Close-Up Problems (The Three Dollar Manuscript).
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
[Vernon, Dai] Ross, Faucett. Five Close-Up Problems (The Three Dollar Manuscript). [Wichita], 1933. Plain wrapper. Mimeo. Legal-size pages, with remnants of tack-holes. Neatly disbound. Inscribed and signed to Loring Campbell by Dai Vernon. Issued during the Great Depression, Vernon's manuscripts became famous not only for their contents - many effects they explain are modern classics - but for their exclusivity and the high asking price. Roughly 20 or 30 copies of each were produced; the three-dollar manuscript was published after a stronger than expected response to the twenty-dollar manuscript. Pirated copies of both works appeared quickly, circulated by those with perhaps as few scruples as dollars in their bank accounts. Those offered here are from the original, limited releases of each work.
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