- HERRMANN, ALEXANDER. AUTOGRAPH LETTER
HERRMANN, ALEXANDER. AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF ALEXANDER HERR...Herrmann, Alexander. Autograph letter of Alexander Herrmann. Dated January 12, 1891, Herrmann writes regarding an appearance at an upcoming reunion, and alludes to a performance he is giving in New York. On an uncommon sheet of Herrmann's engraved letterhead bearing his engraved portrait and the name of his own short-lived New York Theatre, undoubtedly where he will be giving the performance he mentions in the letter. Minor wear and scrapbook remnants on verso. Boldly signed by Herrmann.
- HERRMANN, ALEXANDER. PLAYING CARD USED
HERRMANN, ALEXANDER. PLAYING CARD USED IN PERFORMANCE B...Herrmann, Alexander. Playing Card Used in Performance by Herrmann. Ten of diamonds (10D) used by Alexander Herrmann at the National Theatre (Washington, D.C.) in performance on Oct. 14, 1886. Signed and annotated on the verso by the original owner, Hon. William Joseph Hughes. Tape repairs, minor creases. Hughes (1863 Ð 1938) served as the first president of Washington D.C. Assembly (No. 23) of the Society of American Magicians at its inception in 1930. He was a long-serving attorney at the Department of Justice at the Office of the Solicitor General of Washington. Editors of the Linking Ring and The Sphinx profiled him on the publication of his fourteen-volume work ÒFederal Practice, Jurisdiction, and Procedure,Ó noting his lifelong interest in magic. [Linking Ring V11 N12 (pp. 41 Ð 42), The Sphinx V30 N5 (p. 25)]
- HERRMANN, ALEXANDER. AUTOGRAPH OF MAGICIAN
HERRMANN, ALEXANDER. AUTOGRAPH OF MAGICIAN ALEXANDER HE...Herrmann, Alexander. Autograph of magician Alexander Herrmann. Bold and embellished signature of the famous French magician and master of impromptu miracles, in pencil on a large piece of card stock. Trimmed to 7 x 5 _Ó.
- TIMAYENIS, T.A. A HISTORY OF MAGIC,
TIMAYENIS, T.A. A HISTORY OF MAGIC, WITH A SKETCH OF TH...Timayenis, T.A. A History of Magic, With A Sketch of the Life of the Three Herrmanns. New York: Minerva, 1901. Publisher's pictorial wrappers. Frontispiece portrait of Alexander Herrmann. Illustrated. 8vo. Covers creased, title inked in on spine, chipped at ends; good.
- HERRMANN, LEON. HERRMANN THE GREAT.New
HERRMANN, LEON. HERRMANN THE GREAT.New York: The Metropolitan Printing Co., ca. 1900. Half-length portrait of the famous French magician and nephew of Alexander Herrmann. Three tiny demons climb over a handsome magic wand held between his hands while a third demon whispers in his ear. 30 3/8 x 20 1/8". Expert restoration to central folds and borders; upper right corner recreated including portions of text. B-. Rare.
- HERRMANN, ADELAIDE. ADELAIDE HERRMANN
HERRMANN, ADELAIDE. ADELAIDE HERRMANN AND COMPANY. HIND...New York: The Metropolitan Printing Co., ca. 1905. Most likely a representation of a feat of true “black art,” the poster depicts Adelaide Herrmann performing the Decapitation illusion. She holds a sword in her hands while her headless assistant gestures toward a pedestal on which rests her own head. A skeleton floats in the background while a devil flies overhead. 20 ¼ x 30". Margins over-colored significantly; B. Scarce. Adelaide Herrmann (1853 – 1932) began her stage career as a dancer and trick cyclist. After marrying Alexander Herrmann, the great French magician, she became an adept magician in her own right. After Alexander’s unexpected death in 1896, Adelaide took her own magic shows on tour, first with her nephew, Leon Herrmann, and later as the sole star performer. She retired from the stage in 1928.
- COLLECTION OF 13 PIECES OF MAGIC EPHEMERA
COLLECTION OF 13 PIECES OF MAGIC EPHEMERA RELATED TO TH...Collection of 13 Pieces of Magic Ephemera Related to Thurston, Dante, Blackstone, and Herrmann. American, 1890s—1940s. Including two trimmed Alexander Herrmann newspaper advts., one pictorial; clipped program pages signed by Dante (1941) and Harry Blackstone (1940s); clipped Howard Thurston signature (1930), Steel Pier handbill, and throw-out card; Blackstone “World’s Foremost Magician” RPPC; and other pieces as removed from display frame, with irreversible adhesive residue and matting to the versos and margins.
- ALEXANDER HERRMANN’S “BASHFUL CARD.”Herrmann,
ALEXANDER HERRMANN’S “BASHFUL CARD.”Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann’s “Bashful Card.” Circa 1890. Square-cornered Jack of Diamonds said to be used by Alexander Herrmann in his rendition of the Rising Cards. In an envelope bearing the holographic notation, “From a collection of Alexander Herrmann’s Tricks. The heavy card; (for the Rising Card Trick.) This “bashful” card sank back into the deck. Square cornered card.”