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GOLDSTON, Will (1878 - 1948). Will Goldston Bust Portrait. Magicians’ Club London. London: Frank Leah, ca. 1929. Ink and gouache on cardstock caricature of Goldston wearing his Magician’s Club London medallion around his collar. 14 ? x 10 ½”. Light foxing around the subject’s face and chest, region of yellowing to lower half of medallion.
The Magicians’ Club London was founded by Goldston. Harry Houdini, Goldston’s longtime friend, acted as its first president. This portrait was most famously used as the frontispiece for Goldston’s 1931 book, Great Magicians’ Tricks.