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$300
$300
Findlay, J. B. Group of five J.B. Findlay magic books. Including the Second Collectors Annual (1950), Sixth Collectors Annual (1954), Ninth Collectors Annual (1975), Tenth Collectors Annual (1994), and Old Malabar (1945). All but the ninth Annual in wraps. Sizes vary. Light foxing, but condition generally good. One of the most notable collectors of magic books and paper of all time, Findlay operated a private hotel on the Isle of Wight, where he stored his mammoth collection until his death. The auctions of his holdings – many of which are recorded in his Collectors Annuals – were important milestones in the magic collecting hobby.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
