including 37 typed letters from George Blake 1953-1975, 48pp. 8vo and 4to, and two autograph notes, referring to Magic Magazine, apparatus, much advice on a mental act, his concern over giving a Tarbell Lecture, Dr. Cannon’s acceptance by the Magic Circle, Stanley Coleman and other Manx magicians, a visit by Roley Winder “Watch that library of yours! Ten to one he’ll be after something for Trevor Hall.”, 2 autograph and 14 typed letters from Vivien St.John, 21pp. 8vo and folio, 1947-1951, mainly with instructions for tricks; 2 autograph and 4 typed letters from Trevor Hall, 14pp., 8vo and folio, with instructions for card tricks, and other matters, 1948-49; and others letters, one from W.C. Jeans in the lower margin of a pictorial handbill, 1923, another from William S. Lang, 1956 with 4-page illustrated brochure; similar brochures for Maurice Fogel and Sir Felix Korim; Ken Brooke, 1969, accompanying an inscribed copy of “Jim Hooper’s Nemo Jumbo Rising Cards”; one autograph and one typed letter from Alexander Cannon on Fer-Ob dy Vannnin notepaper, 1953 and n.d.; 7 autograph letters to Morley from Bob Malcolm, 32pp. 8vo and folio, 1960 and n.d.; and 13 others; a collection of eleven conjuring notebooks compiled by Tom Morley containing extensive autograph patter and instructions, some with illustrations or diagrams, 8vo and 4to; four folders containing typed, duplicated and printed instructions, labelled “This is a Book of Real Magic”, “2nd Book of Magic”, “Mental Magic, Giant Memory Test etc” (with two lengthy autograph pieces), and “Bubbles”, containing pieces by Ken Brooke, Trevor Hall, and many others; a similar folder with biographies of the 19th and early 20th century conjurors; other similar loose autograph, printed, or duplicated material; a photo of Morley and his library, a large photo of George Schulte inscribed to Hamley’s, 1926, also signed on the back; inscribed or signed photos of a young Eddie Dawes, Ken Brooke, Arthur Hambling, W.C. Jeans, Bob Lund, William McLoughland, George Grimmond, and H. Treleaven; a handbill for Verdini printed in black and gold with mounted photograph, inscribed to Morley, a pictorial handbill for Chang at the Teatro Colon, Lima, [1959]; membership cards for the International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1930, 1931, and 1970, the first two signed by W.W. Durbin; cards and other publicity material for Arnold Crowther (eight items, two cards with cartoons drawn on backs),, Charles Oswald, Tom Harris, Wu Ling, Murray, and Maurice Fogel; two Christmas cards from Harlan Tarbell; a heavily revised typescript of George Grimmond’s “The Romance of Magic and Magicians”, and other material. *** Tom Morley was Hon. Treasurer of “Fer-Obbee dy Vannin (The Magicians of Mann)”. His fine library of early conjuring books was sold in 1982, but he was still active three years later at the age of 93.
including 37 typed letters from George Blake 1953-1975, 48pp. 8vo and 4to, and two autograph notes, referring to Magic Magazine, apparatus, much advice on a mental act, his concern over giving a Tarbell Lecture, Dr. Cannon’s acceptance by the Magic Circle, Stanley Coleman and other Manx magicians, a visit by Roley Winder “Watch that library of yours! Ten to one he’ll be after something for Trevor Hall.”, 2 autograph and 14 typed letters from Vivien St.John, 21pp. 8vo and folio, 1947-1951, mainly with instructions for tricks; 2 autograph and 4 typed letters from Trevor Hall, 14pp., 8vo and folio, with instructions for card tricks, and other matters, 1948-49; and others letters, one from W.C. Jeans in the lower margin of a pictorial handbill, 1923, another from William S. Lang, 1956 with 4-page illustrated brochure; similar brochures for Maurice Fogel and Sir Felix Korim; Ken Brooke, 1969, accompanying an inscribed copy of “Jim Hooper’s Nemo Jumbo Rising Cards”; one autograph and one typed letter from Alexander Cannon on Fer-Ob dy Vannnin notepaper, 1953 and n.d.; 7 autograph letters to Morley from Bob Malcolm, 32pp. 8vo and folio, 1960 and n.d.; and 13 others; a collection of eleven conjuring notebooks compiled by Tom Morley containing extensive autograph patter and instructions, some with illustrations or diagrams, 8vo and 4to; four folders containing typed, duplicated and printed instructions, labelled “This is a Book of Real Magic”, “2nd Book of Magic”, “Mental Magic, Giant Memory Test etc” (with two lengthy autograph pieces), and “Bubbles”, containing pieces by Ken Brooke, Trevor Hall, and many others; a similar folder with biographies of the 19th and early 20th century conjurors; other similar loose autograph, printed, or duplicated material; a photo of Morley and his library, a large photo of George Schulte inscribed to Hamley’s, 1926, also signed on the back; inscribed or signed photos of a young Eddie Dawes, Ken Brooke, Arthur Hambling, W.C. Jeans, Bob Lund, William McLoughland, George Grimmond, and H. Treleaven; a handbill for Verdini printed in black and gold with mounted photograph, inscribed to Morley, a pictorial handbill for Chang at the Teatro Colon, Lima, [1959]; membership cards for the International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1930, 1931, and 1970, the first two signed by W.W. Durbin; cards and other publicity material for Arnold Crowther (eight items, two cards with cartoons drawn on backs),, Charles Oswald, Tom Harris, Wu Ling, Murray, and Maurice Fogel; two Christmas cards from Harlan Tarbell; a heavily revised typescript of George Grimmond’s “The Romance of Magic and Magicians”, and other material. *** Tom Morley was Hon. Treasurer of “Fer-Obbee dy Vannin (The Magicians of Mann)”. His fine library of early conjuring books was sold in 1982, but he was still active three years later at the age of 93.
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