MARSH, Herbert J. (1896 ? 1969). Scrapbooks of Magic Secrets, Ephemera, and Artwork. Five heavy books assembled by Marsh, a magician from Tyneside, comprised of approximately 1000 pages of varied content including typewritten and manuscript descriptions of the methods behind many tricks. One book devoted to ephemera includes Christmas cards, business cards, photographs, programmes, brochures, and ALSs and TLSs to Marsh from notable and unknown magicians. Magicians other than Marsh represented include Guy Bert, Kalanag, Bill Stickland, Jasper Maskelyne, Edeling, Burtini, and dozens more. All neatly kept and organized, with one scrapbook of effects divided into sections by genre, separated by hand-lettered tabs (card magic, silk magic, rope tricks, etc.). Many entries include finely rendered pen-and-ink illustrations explaining the working of various tricks and gimmicks. A few images hand-colored. The largest books small folios. A very good record of not only Marsh's own work and interests, but magic in England and abroad from approximately 1910 ? 1960.