$1,400
Buffum, Richard. Dai Vernon Interview Transcript. The original typewritten transcript of a multi-part interview with Dai Vernon conducted by Richard Buffum at Buffum's home in California, over the course of five days in October, 1965. The interview covers Vernon's life from birth to 1965, including firsthand accounts of his experiences with gamblers (including the search for Allen Kennedy and the center deal), famous magicians (Houdini, Downs, Allan Shaw, Horace Goldin, Thurston, et al), and his personal life (his wife, cutting silhouettes, meeting FDR, his children, learning magic as a boy, and more). The interview remains unpublished in its entirety, but provided much of the source material on which books and stories about Vernon's life have been based. Transcribed from the original and now lost reel-to-reel tapes by Marjorie Buffum, and comprised of over 600 single-sided 8 ½ x 11" pages. Wear and staple holes at corners of many pages, some pages being photocopies (less than 10 in total), but overall good condition.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
