Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

The David Baldwin Magic Collection II

Fri, May 18, 2018 03:00AM EDT
Lot 256

The Great Raymond?s Own Ephemera Scrapbooks and Photographs.

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Raymond, Maurice F (Morris Raymond Saunders). The Great Raymond?s Own Ephemera Scrapbooks and Photographs. V.p., 1900s?40s. Career-spanning archive including caches of unpublished and candid images and scarce printed matter, comprising: two scrapbooks, the first oblong folio, lacking covers, manuscript index and page numbers, the second a string tied buckram quarto, both stuffed with clippings, programs, illusion photos, and snapshots; a buckram case of approximately 200 photo negatives documenting Raymond?s travels; and two photo scrapbooks and over 100 additional loose photographs and snapshots (generally 8 x 10? or smaller), some in cabinet-card format, including backstage and performance photographs; buildings and walls plastered with Raymond posters (including one panoramic image printed on four sheets) and theater marquees lit up or lettered with Raymond as a coming attraction; snapshots from various foreign tours; and photos of and with stage assistants, family, and friends. An irreplaceable archive that definitely should be seen.