{"product_id":"early-vernon-magic-trick-booklet-oop-cards-coins-close-up-4th-ed-vntg","title":"Early Vernon Magic Trick Booklet by Faucett Ross 4th edition ESTATE","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x-item-description-child\" data-marko-key=\"@container s0-2-12\" data-testid=\"x-item-description-child\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eESTATE Condition Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly Vernon by Dai Vernon \u0026amp; Faucett Ross\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly Vernon: The Magic of Dai Vernon in 1932 is a historically significant 72-page magic booklet. Edited by Vernon’s close friend and confidant Faucett Ross, this booklet acts as a bridge to the past, preserving rare material that shaped modern close-up magic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe primary purpose of the book was to officially republish and bring up-to-date two legendary, highly exclusive manuscripts from three decades prior:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe $20.00 Manuscript (1932): Adjusted for inflation, twenty dollars during the Great Depression was an astronomical price for a magic manuscript. It contained 10 of Vernon's closely guarded secrets, sold only to a select few elite magicians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe $3.00 Manuscript: A subsequent follow-up release containing five classic close-up problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe booklet includes historical essays—\"How It Began\" and \"The Manuscript Story\"—alongside the original sales letters and prospectuses written by Faucett Ross to market these secrets to prominent figures of the era (like author Fulton Oursler). It also features nostalgic photographs and illustrations drawn by \"The Professor\" (Dai Vernon) himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"hillcountrymagic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52620956434719,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/9409\/6927\/files\/s-l1600_13268aeb-307e-419d-8eae-7180eba4c941.webp?v=1781709347","url":"https:\/\/shopdocstudios.com\/products\/early-vernon-magic-trick-booklet-oop-cards-coins-close-up-4th-ed-vntg","provider":"shopdocstudios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}