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[GOULET, Raymond, 1930-2017]. Gigantic Collection of Magician’s Ephemera from the collection of Ray Goulet. [Ca. 1940s-90s]. Contained in 61 binders or portfolio cases, and comprising a huge archive of perhaps 1000 items or more, including magic trade catalogues (Abbott’s, Miracles, Die Zauberwelt, Gilbert, Rauscher, Crest, etc.), programs, newspaper clippings and articles, magazines, brochures, instruction sheets, correspondence (unsigned copies), sample book with draft photos of William Rauscher’s The Mystery of the Houdini Code, handbills, monthly newsletters (Magica Moderna, Maddock-Magic, The Magic Digest, etc.), a computer printout of a tribute to Goulet by Larry White, and much, much more. Usual wear, creasing as expected. This archive shows the breadth and depth of Goulet’s love of modern magic, and is both a remarkable and expansive record of the history of modern conjuring. Among the magicians featured include Siegfried and Roy, William Rauscher, Harry Blackstone, Jr., Robert Albo, Joseph Dunninger, David Copperfield, Sorcar, Doug Henning, Ricky Jay, Harry Kellar, Darwin Ortiz, Penn & Teller, George Schindler, Harlan Tarbell, and perhaps hundreds more.