Winter Magic Auction
Sat, Dec 16, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 17, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 369
The Great Kolar’s Magic Files.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Magic Files. Bulk 1920s—40s. Organized in folders as drawn from Kolar’s archives, including a folder labeled “Magic to Make—Ideas” containing several handwritten and annotated papers by Kolar on effects he issued or intended to develop, and miscellaneous ephemera of Kolar’s including programs, snapshots, a business card, and letterhead; Kolar’s personal wax seal hand stamp; several photos signed to Kolar by other performers; two files on hypnotism containing an unattributed carbon typescript, “How to Hypnotize: A Complete Course in Hypnotism and Psycho-Therapeutics” (53pp.); a file labeled “Spook Effects” containing releases by Robert Gysel, news clippings pertaining to mediums and psychics, and more; Kolar’s file on Houdini, containing Houdini-related news clippings, mainly obituaries (including New York Times), and carbons of short writings on Houdini by Kolar; letters to Kolar (George Linnhauser, U.F. Grant, Jennie Lea, Ottokar Fischer); numerous packet tricks, paper novelties, and magic instruction sheets; loose magazine issues, and clippings from magic magazines in which Kolar was featured, contributed, or advertised, plus carbons and typescripts of short works by Kolar; programs and ephemera of other magicians; photo negatives and snapshots; and more, with Kolar’s annotations to items scattered throughout. An intriguing archive containing uncommon material that Should be Seen.
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