Description
Effect: Book III is considerably larger than volumes I and II, coming in at 411 pages, packed with 333 photographs and posters, most of which have never been published. As before, it is printed in full color on matt art paper with the now customary endpapers featuring a dramatic display of all 24 letters. The authors and recipients of these letters represent a veritable who’s who of the magic world including Chefalo, Cecil Lyle, John Mulholland, Neil Foster, Jane Thurston, Senator Crandall, Lewis Ganson, George Boston, H. Adrian Smith, Ira Davenport, Harry Houdini, Okito, Francis Martinka, Milbourne Christopher, Carl Rosini, Charles Carter, Howard Thurston, Harry Kellar and so many more.
By turning these columns into a book the author has been able to:
- Include many additional posters, photos, programs, newspaper clippings, etc., that didn’t appear in the original magazine articles.
- Print the images in a larger format.
- Add additional information and annotations to each letter.
- Reproduce every page of the original letter in a size that can be read.
- Make corrections that have come to light since the original publication.
- Include a complete index for the entire book and a bibliography for each letter.
All of the added graphic material makes it feel like you are reading these articles for the first time. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who loves the art of magic.
Contents:
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………9
Letter 49 – Chefalo to W.D. LeRoy………………………………………….12
Letter 50 – R.J. Reynolds to Stephen Patrick …………………………….22
Letter 51 — Percy Naldrett to Reg Wishart………………………………. 38
Letter 52 – Stuart Cramer to John McKinven ………………………….. 54
Letter 53 — Cecil Lyle toJohn Mulholland……………………………….. 70
Letter 54 — Henry Donn to Hugall Benedict……………………………..82
Letter 55 – LloydJones to Dave Fiscus ……………………………………. 96
Letter 56 – Neil Foster to Jane Thurston …………………………………140
Letter 57 – Senator Crandall to Harry Mendoza……………………..158
Letter 58 -Jay Palmer to David Price ……………………………………..172
Letter 59 — George Boston to Larry Carter 188
Letter 60 – Lewis Ganson to Charles Rosskam ……………………….204
Letter 61 – H. Adrian Smith to John Snyder …………………………. 216
Letter 62 – Ira Davenport to Harry Houdini …………………………..228
Letter 63 – Theo Bamberg to Morris Gerry 248
Letter 64 – Francis Martinka to Clinton Burgess ……………………. 262
Letter 65 – Milbourne Christopher to Delmas Jenkins …………….282
Letter 66 — J. Samuel & Son to Carl Rosini…………………………….. 294
Letter 67 – Benjamin Fuller to Charles Carter 308
Letter 68 – Stephen Davenport to Henry R. Evans 330
Letter 69 — Dick Ritson to Edwin Dearn 342
Letter 70 — Dick Ricton to Gerald Heaney …………………………….. 356
Letter 71 – Maurice Bliss to Temple Greystoke ……………………….368
Letter 72 – Harry Kellar to Howard Thurston……………………….. 384
Index……………………………………………………………………………………. 401
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