These advertisements, which are photocopies, are signed: To Jimmy Findlay with Best Wishes Wilfred Hutchinson Oct 1957. There are two clippings, both from ‘The Daily Telegraph’, dated 31 August 1892 and 19 May 1893. The places of entertainment and some of the people involved are listed in the details.
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.]
