David Price is well placed to offer insight into the joys and pitfalls of collecting magic books. He has stories to share about major UK collectors and booksellers of the 20th century: Andrew Block, Harry Bosworth, Leslie Cole, Jimmy Findlay and George Jenness. David’s personal recollections of Sotheby’s and the world of magic book collecting are both informative and entertaining. Click below for the PDF of David’s talk. [Photograph courtesy of David Hibberd and The Magic Circle Archive.]
Item Details
| Date | Probably the 1990s |
|---|---|
| People | Andrew Block, David Copperfield, David Drummond, David Price, George Jenness, George McIntyre, Harry Bosworth, Jimmy Findlay, Leslie Cole, Michael Heseltine |
| Organisations | Hereford Magical Society, Marks bookshop, Sotherby's |
| Key Phrases | Non-apparatus |
| Category | Magic, Talks |
| Ref no | N2319 Talk4 |