Sold2017Photograph of the “Inner Circle” [Dai Vernon, Cardini,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 tableSee Sold Price
Sold2016Vernon, Dai. Dai Vernon Silhouette of Magician BillVernon, 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. TogetheSee Sold Price
Sold2017Photograph of Dai Vernon, Cardini, and Others.Photograph of Dai Vernon, Cardini, and Others. Irving Desfor, 1956. Glossy silver print showing Cardini drawing a card from a deck, Vernon looking on just above him. Inscribed on the deck of cards: ��See Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). DaiVernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai Vernon Silhouette. Depicting a woman in a hat, wearing a necklace. Mounted to a card with a printed border and the title, “A Vernon Silhouette.”See Sold Price
Sold2017Silhouette of a Gentleman by Vernon.Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Silhouette of a Gentleman by Vernon. 1942. Scissor-cut silhouette on original card mount, the subject unidentified but possibly being Sam Leo Horowitz,See Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). VernonVernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Vernon Silhouette of a Casino de Paree Guest. New York, 1934. A striking female bust portrait, with cut-out necklace. Signed, “Vernon 1934” and bearSee Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). VernonVernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Vernon Silhouette of a Young Woman. With a double-v-shaped neckline. Signed, “Vernon 1931.” Double mount measures 4 x 6 ”.See Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). VernonVernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Vernon Silhouette of a Businessman. The male subject wears a coat and tie, the latter with white spots cut out by Vernon. Unsigned. On an embossed mountSee Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). VernonVernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Vernon Silhouette of a Woman in a Hat. With plunging neckline and a hat decorated with feathers, each tiny segment cut out by Vernon by hand. Signed “See Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). VernonVernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Vernon Silhouette of an Older Woman. The subject wears a ruffled blouse, details of her hair embellished in ink by Vernon. Signed, “Vernon 1931.” MoSee Sold Price
Sold2017Four Snapshots of Vernon.Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Four Snapshots of Vernon. 1970s—80s. Including two photos at the Magic Castle, shown with Akimi Yamamoto; a photo with Cardini at “Close-Up Weekend�See Sold Price
Sold2017Cigar box and magic props owned by Dai Vernon.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 196See Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai. Group of Dai Vernon Ephemera, Some Signed.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 disSee Sold Price
Sold2015Ganson, Lewis. The Dai Vernon Book of Magic. Tahoma: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. SSee Sold Price
Sold2017Fitzkee, Dariel. Dai Vernon. The First CaliforniaFitzkee, 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 piSee Sold Price
Sold2016Vernon, Dai. Portrait of Dai Vernon Fanning Cards.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 1See Sold Price
Sold2017Four Dai Vernon Postcards.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 varSee Sold Price
Sold2017Pencil Portrait of Dai Vernon.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 aSee Sold Price
Sold2016Dai Vernon Hanging Bust. Niagara Falls: Rob Allen,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; veSee Sold Price
Sold2015Vernon, Dai. Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards.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 displaSee Sold Price
Sold2018Dai VernonFramed SIGNATURE, 1976 SPINNING COIN, and ORIGINAL MAGIC CASTLE POSTCARD. SIGNED by Dai Vernon on the blue mat. Excellent condition, not examined out of frame.See Sold Price
Sold2018Dai Vernon Photograph Inscribed to Danny Dew.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 lowerSee Sold Price
Sold2016Vernon, Dai. Portrait of Dai Vernon performing forVernon, Dai. Portrait of Dai Vernon performing for Chester Morris. Circa 1948. Oversize image of Vernon, back to the camera, performing a card trick for film star and magician Chester Morris, who scraSee Sold Price
Sold2016Vernon, Dai. The Vernon Touch: Writings of Dai VernonVernon, Dai. The Vernon Touch: Writings of Dai Vernon in Genii, 19681991. Genii, 2006. First edition. Black cloth stamped in silver, with jacket. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Very good.See Sold Price
3 days LeftJohn Moran Auctioneers, Inc.Arthur Clifton Goodwin (1864-1929), "Mt. Vernon Street, Beacon Hill"$3,000(1 bid)
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