$350
Tarbell, Harlan. Group of Harlan Tarbell magic ephemera. Including a personal and important three-page TLS from Tarbell to John Mulholland discussing the similarities between the two men, who performed for the same audiences on the same lecture circuits (“Both you and I have filed a peculiar niche in magic as lecturers and educators and we have had to bring the public a slightly different angle and to advance the value of magic in the more advanced minds of the public.”); accompanied by Tarbell’s brochure, a poster-sized mailing for the Tarbell Course in Magic, a clipped advertisement for the Course, and pre-printed correspondence to a Tarbell student, in original mailing cover. 1930s. Good condition.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
