Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum (Vol. 2) by Mike Caveney

Details: Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum Volume 2 contains the second group of 24 annotated letters that appeared in MAGIC magazine during 2010 – 2011. As in the first volume, some letters were written by well-known magicians while others were written by names long forgotten, but all of them contain fascinating information that can be found nowhere else. Here are just a few of the magical celebrities that you will meet: Samri S. Baldwin, Charles Carter, Carl Hertz, Charles de Vere, Will Goldston, Howard Thurston, Houdini, Nate Leipzig, Felix Herrmann, Harry Blackstone, Will Nicola, Adelaide Herrmann, Silent Mora, MacDonald Birch, and many others. Each letter has been annotated by Mike Caveney and illustrated using the resources of Egyptian Hall Museum.

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 25 — Samri S. Baldwin to Charles Carter………………………… 12
Letter 26 — Carl Hertz to Charles de Vere ……………………………….. 20
Letter 27 — House of Commons to Carl Hertz…………………………. 30
Letter 28 – Will Goldston to Howard Thurston………………………..40
Letter 29 — Professor Harraden to Friend………………………………….50
Letter 30 – Doc Mahendra to Al Munroe……………………………….. 60
Letter 31 – Alexander Weyer to Harry Houdini……………………….74
Letter 32 – Henry Ridgley Evans to Harry Houdini ………………… 86
Letter 33 – Albert Smith to W. D. LeRoy……………………………… 100
Letter 34 – Nate Leipzig to Fred Sinclair………………………………… 112
Letter 35 – Billy Russell to Harry Cecil………………………………….. 122
Letter 36 – Martin Chapender to ?……………………………………….. 136
Letter 37 – George LaFollette to Charles Carter……………………..150
Letter 38 — Felix Herrmann to Harry Blackstone……………………..168
Letter 39 – Gus Rapp to Al Munroe………………………………………. 186
Letter 40 – Will Nicola to Charles Carter………………………………..204
Letter 41 — James Airey to Gerald Heaney……………………………… 216
Letter 42 – Robert Smithson to Al Munroe…………………………….236
Letter 43 – Prof. J.B. Hargett to Adelaide Herrmann ……………… 252
Letter 44 – Chris Charlton to Howard Thurston……………………. 270
Letter 45 – Silent Mora to Mrs. Edward Maro ………………………..290
Letter 46 – MacDonald Birch to David Price…………………………..306
Letter 47 –John C. Green to Al Munroe………………………………. 320
Letter 48 – Cyril Yettmah to Charles Carter …………………………. 338
Appendix — The Diminishing Elephant 355
Index……………………………………………………………………………………. 367

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