Archive of ephemera from the editor of a magician's magazine
This is a unique collection of ephemera previously owned by Robert Parrish (1918-1994), who was the editor of Magicol Magazine until his death in 1994. Magicol is the official magazine of the Magic Collectors' Association, published quarterly from 1950 to the present.
This collection contains:
10 Christmas cards from notable magicians, most of them signed.
2 private invitations to The Magic Circle's Sixth Collectors' Day in 1981
8 press photos from the magazine. Some are still pasted onto page layouts.
A vintage Magicraft catalog and blank order form
2 vintage magic pamphlets
The Christmas cards are the real stars of this collection. All cards are addressed to "Bob and Jean" from the following people:
1 inscribed and signed card from British comedy magician Ali Bongo (1929-2009)
1 unsigned card from British magician Jeffery Atkins (1919-2001)
1 signed card from American ventriloquist and magician Ruth "Tommy" Atkins (1923-2000). Atkins hosted a children's TV show called Story Time for Children from 1947-1952.
1 inscribed and signed card from magic historian Tom Ewing. Ewing co-owns the Haverstat & Ewing Galleries for magic collectibles.
3 unsigned cards from magician and magic historian Edwin "Eddie" Dawes (1925-2023).
1 inscribed and signed card and 2 unsigned cards from American magician Jim Alfredson (1937-). Alfredson was editor of Magicol from 1973-1988.
The press photos depict the following magicians:
French magician Dany Ray (1929-1981) and his assistant
Chicago magician Ken Diamond and Louise. This photo was used on the cover of The New Tops, Vol. 5, No. 7, July 1965.
Argentinian magician Richard Suey and his assistant
Argentinian magician Fantasio (1936-2017) and Monica
Canadian magician Celeste Evans (1931-2017). The photo is pasted onto a layout page with the article "Beauty of Magic."
Chicago magician Johnny Paul performing a card trick to some guests from the AIME mining and engineering association at Davenports in London.
2 publicity cards with photos of Danish magician Truxa (1919-1996)
Additionaly, there are 2 press photos in this collection depicting people whom this bookseller has not been able to identify. One was taken at Davenports Magic Shop, the classic London venue which hosted magic shows from 1898-2020. Item #7092
Price: $250.00