Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I

Jaks, Stanley. Magic Notebooks of Dr. Stanley Jaks. 1940s. Six personal memorandum books kept by the New York society entertainer and mentalist. Included are three spiral-bound and one saddle stitched 8vo; and two datebook/diary size books. Includes examples of what are likely Jaks’ attempts at thumb writing, a skill at which he was a master, as well as sketches by Jaks and methods or routines for tricks, including a lengthy section entitled “Routines for Jaks Wallet,” personal suggestions for what to perform (and what not to perform), lists of routines for specific venues or locations where he would work, and hundreds of other notes. Approximately 100 pages filled with notes in total, the terminal leaves of most notebooks blank. Diaries bear the name “Jaks” embossed in gilt at the lower right. The group housed in a custom gilt-stamped drop spine box.