Dai Vernon's Porper Cups and Balls

Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai Vernon’s Final Load Cups and Balls Baseballs. Set of three Recent Practice League No. 72 baseballs, marked “Japan,” owned and used by Dai Vern

Porper Cups and Balls. California: Porper Originals, ca. 1980. Set of three brass cups custom made by Joe Porper for Ray Grismer. Housed in a sturdy wooden box with inlaid lid bearing Grismer’s name

“Vernon” Cups. London, Unique Magic Studio (Harry Stanley), ca. 1957. Set of three copper cups with engraved design meant to mimic the look of Dai Vernon’s own set of cups. Opening 3 ” in diam

Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Cigar box and magic props owned by Dai Vernon. Vintage Bering-brand cigar box signed and inscribed on the lid “Property of Dai Vernon/Magic Castle 196

Vernon, Dai. Group of Dai Vernon Ephemera, Some Signed. Including a 1975 Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) from Vernon on personal stationery together with the hand-addressed envelope, in which Vernon dis

Photograph of the “Inner Circle” [Dai Vernon, Cardini, Charlie Miller, Al Baker, Arthur Finley, and Others]. Circa 1940s. Silver print on thick paper, showing the seven men gathered around a table

Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon’s Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic. Tahoma: L&L Publishing, 1995. Number 8 from the limited, deluxe edition, bound in gilt stamped black leather with matching slipcase. 4to.

Ganson, Lewis. The Dai Vernon Book of Magic. Tahoma: L&L Publishing, 1994. Number 4 from the limited, deluxe edition, bound in gilt stamped black leather with matching slipcase. 4to. Fine condition. S

Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon’s Inner Card Trilogy. Tahoma: L&L Publishing, 1996. Number 4 from the limited, deluxe edition, bound in gilt stamped black leather with matching slipcase. 4to. Fine conditi

Fitzkee, Dariel and Fred Braue. Dai Vernon. The First California Lecture. Oakland, 1978. Frank Csuri’s copy, his name gilt-stamped on the buckram cover, being number 14 of 100 first edition, with pi

Hindu Cups & Balls. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1993. Set of three turned hardwood cups in the Indian style crafted by Les Smith of Owen Magic Supreme. 3Ó diameter, 2 7/8Ó high. One bead near

[Vernon, Dai] Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon’s Tribute to Nate Leipzig. London: Harry Stanley, (1958). Publisher’s cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. Inscribed and signed by Vernon to John Scarne on th

Vernon, Dai. Portrait of Dai Vernon Fanning Cards. Circa 1948. Oversize half-length portrait of The Professor in a tweed coat performing a pressure fan with a pack of cards, a grin on his face. 11 x 1

Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Four Dai Vernon Postcards. 1960. Written by Vernon to Frank Csuri, who chronicled much of Vernon’s magic in his famous notebooks. Vernon writes on var

Pencil Portrait of Dai Vernon. Circa 1978. Original sketch of Vernon, signed “Jeffrey O.”, commissioned for the cover of The First California Lecture (Oakland, 1978). Oval-cut mat. Sketched area a

Ammar, Michael. The Complete Cups & Balls. Tahoma: L&L Publishing, 1998. Number 42 from the Author’s deluxe edition bound in black leather, gilt decorated, with matching slipcase. Signed and num

Vernon, Dai. Two Photographs of Dai Vernons Hands. Circa 1933. Both show Vernon from the neck down, cards spread on the table before him, the mechanics of a shift being executed in his hands. Each 3 3

Vernon, Dai. Dai Vernon Silhouette of Magician Bill Arenholz. [New York], 1941. Profile bust silhouette of Arenholz, who performed as "Fu Ling Yu," inventor and builder of various magic props. Togethe

Dai Vernon Hanging Bust. Niagara Falls: Rob Allen, 1984. Vernon in bowtie with cigar, peg-hole on reverse for hanging. Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist at base. 6 long. Minor surface wear; ve

Vernon, Dai. Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards. Congress Playing Cards, June, 1982. Being four sealed packs of cards commemorating Vernon’s 88th birthday, housed in the original custom displa

Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig. London: Harry Stanley, ca. 1960. First Edition. Publisher's cloth, illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Inscribed and Signed by Dai Vernon. Lacking j

Framed SIGNATURE, 1976 SPINNING COIN, and ORIGINAL MAGIC CASTLE POSTCARD. SIGNED by Dai Vernon on the blue mat. Excellent condition, not examined out of frame.

Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernons Inner Secrets of Card Magic. Bideford: Supreme Magic, 1976. Cloth with jacket. Illustrated. 8vo. Inscribed and signed on the flyleaf by Vernon to Mike Sinclair. Binding clea

Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai Vernon Photograph Inscribed to Danny Dew. G.F. Bartlett, ca. 1960s. Linen-finish silver print portrait of Vernon, inscribed and signed in the lower