Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone the

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone. King of Magicians. Erie: Erie Litho & Ptg. Co., ca. 1935. Profile bust portrait of Blackstone with a purple and red background, hailing his "crowning" b

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone "Majorette" Assistant's Costume. Circa 1945. Purple, silver, and red cape, flanked by exaggerated plastic epaulets, together with a matching oversized co

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Assistant's Coat. Circa 1945. White knee-length coat with bright green lapels, the name "Blackstone" embroidered over the breast pocket in dark blue thre

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone’s Secrets of Magic [Signed Twice]. New York: George Sully and Co., 1929. First edition. Publisher’s pictorial cloth stamped in black and white. Inscr

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone "Majorette" Assistant's Costume. American, ca. 1940s. A dazzling five-piece outfit worn on Blackstone's magic show, comprised of a pair of wrist cuffs, h

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone. The World's Master Magician. Circa 1935. Double-sided broadside heralding Blackstone's show at an RKO Orpheum, theatre, and promoting his Boiler Escape

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Assistant's Magic Costume. American, ca. 1940s. Brown velour bodysuit with sewn-on costume jewelry, worn by assistants on stage in magic shows by Blackst

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone. World's Master Magician. Chicago: Globe Poster Corp., 1946. Three-color oversize window card advertises Blackstone's appearance at the Shubert Lafayette

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Novelty Calendar Pad. New York: Hollis, 1923. Novelty celluloid writing pad allows its user to make an image drawn on the surface appear to vanish. Adver

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone's Vest. White dress vest owned and used by Harry Blackstone. With the name "Black" (short for Blackstone) written on the lining of the vest. Well w

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Three Blackstone Printing Blocks. Circa 1930. Heavy copper and zinc plates used to print newspaper advertisements for Blackstone's show. Two text-only, one a pictor

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Photograph of Blackstone Signed "Harry Bouton". Minneapolis: Sussman, 1915. Scarce print of the magician as a young performer with his brother Pete, signed in the l

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Portrait of Blackstone by Inez Blackstone—Kitchen. Oil on canvas, a bust portrait of Blackstone. Original gilt wooden frame. 31 x 26". Cardboard storage crate ann

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Pair of Blackstone Assistant's Magic Costumes. American, ca. 1940s. Two majorette's short-sleeve zippered dresses with red-and-white pinstriped capes and arm bands,

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Trio of Blackstone Magic Show Blotters. Circa 1930s. Including one pictorial blotter depicting a rider on horseback promoting Blackstone's tour, whose show included

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Party Magic. Blackstone. New York: Pathe Records, 1961. Novelty record features Blackstone teaching magic tricks and reciting brainteasers and riddles, interspersed

Circa 1950. Oversize poster depicts and older Blackstone posed with one of his most famous effects, the Dancing Handkerchief. The caption reads, “At last!…The Bunny Outdoes Blackstone.” A giant

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Collection of Over 60 Photographs of Blackstone On Stage. All 8 x 10", and including images both candid and posed of Blackstone's most famous illusions, among them

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Group of 10 Checks Signed by Harry Blackstone. Colon, Mich., 1930s—40s. Payable to various people or as cash, nine signed "Harry Blackstone" in the bottom right,

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). File of Legal Documents, Photos, and Letters Pertaining to Blackstone's Wife, Inez Blackstone, including Divorce Proceedings. V.p., 1920s—30s. Approximately forty

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Group of 13 Harry Blackstone Sr. Publicity Photographs. Most full- and half-length portraits. Each image different. Later printings, ca. 1960s. 8 x 10". Fine.

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Self-Portrait Caricature of Magician Harry Blackstone. Signed and dated on 5/3/57 by Blackstone, and inscribed "To Clare – from one Magician to another. I like yo

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Group of Six of Blackstone's Assistant's Stage-Worn Blouses and Shorts. American, ca. 1940s. Including three snap-button blouses with jaggedly-cut sleeve ends, and

Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of International Magic Circle Documents and Ephemera. Bulk 1930s. Approximately 50 pieces, including letters to Blackstone or between other club members, co