by James rawlins | Jan 31, 2020 | blog
I am pleased to announce that Magic Collectibles has acquired the 75 year collection of Dr. Richard “Doc” Mossey. It was early September when I traveled to Milwaukee to meet this incredible man. I had seen him before at Collector meetings (he even...
by James rawlins | Aug 26, 2018 | blog
MY MAGIC COLLECTION IS GOING TO AUCTION I always knew this was coming. If you have read my blogs on investing in magic you knew it too. Funny, I thought I would be much older. After 25 years of scouring the world for magic I have decided to sell my collection. It...
by James rawlins | Apr 1, 2018 | blog
I am sure you know the hero of our story but not so sure you know our supporting cast member Walter Lippman. I am sure you could ask any journalist and they would tell you exactly who he is (except maybe the folks at CNN and FOX news). Walter is known as “The Father...
by James rawlins | Mar 7, 2018 | blog
As I write this it is 2:00 am and I am up writing this because I promised I would and I know at least one reader will be up tomorrow morning seeing if I kept my word. You all know that my Blackstone Sr. Dress clothes did quite well at the Potter Blackstone Auction....
by James rawlins | Jan 15, 2018 | blog
This week’s blog will focus on our progress from a fledgling internet site to what is arguably the Premier Internet site devoted exclusively to selling Magic’s Antiquities on a fixed price basis. No, we are not as big as some of the auction houses, but I do not...
by James rawlins | Dec 4, 2017 | blog
MCILHANY’s MAGICAL MYSTERIES: The First Auction September 16 and 17, 2017 I knew Bill McIlhany and had visited his home on multiple occasions. He was a collecting friend. We were not extremely close but close enough to occasionally email each other and always...
by James rawlins | Nov 12, 2017 | blog
The Blackstone Magic Auction: Potter and Potter October 28, 2017 The word is out that the Blackstone Sr. Dress Tails in the Potter Blackstone auction were mine. Since that is the case I thought you might want to read about my thought process in listing that...
by James rawlins | Sep 3, 2017 | blog
For me this was a very interesting auction. I believe it was the first major test recently of letters written for some of the great close up guys on whose shoulders current close up artists stand. I was more than surprised at the results of some of this...
by James rawlins | Aug 28, 2017 | blog
We’re Back! Sorry for our absence. A big thank you to all who ordered this past weekend and especially for those who kept ordering during our absence. We were overwhelmed after the last newsletter which is why this blog is being written at 2 am Monday...
by James rawlins | Jul 10, 2017 | blog
Book Collecting If you ask me what I collect I always say apparatus, posters ephemera and costumes. I never say books. I don’t collect books as a rule and don’t think of myself as a book collector. I now have just over 3,000 titles in my personal library. Let me tell...
by James rawlins | Jun 19, 2017 | blog
UNFORTUNATELY AN UNEDITED VERSION OF THIS WAS ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED LATE LAST NIGHT WITH ALL THE FIRST DRAFT ERRORS . I HOPE THOSE THAT READ IT RETURN TO READ THE FINALIZED VERSION. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INADVERTENT RELEASE. It is a funny world we collect in. It is...
by James rawlins | Jun 5, 2017 | blog
Bob Lund’s passion in life was the unsung magician who was out there every day slugging it out performing magic as much as possible and never making the big-time. It was the unknown performer that Bob thought of as the heroes of magic, not the Thurstons or...
Dunninger's Popular Magic from Science and Invention: All three issues beautifully bound: 1926-1929: great find
$195.00
Proceedings of National Laboratory of Psychical Research short title catalogue and Supplement: 1935 Harry Price
$165.00
The Oldest Deception: Kurt Volkman: Cups and Balls in the art of the 15th and 16th Centuries
$85.00
The Travels of Testot by JB FIndlay: #55 of 150
$85.00
Art of Juggling or Legerdemaine: nr. fine condition
$95.00
Rodger Lovins' DieBoxed: Dicolation. Badlands Bob and the Color Box all rolled into one!
Original price was: $175.00.$150.00Current price is: $150.00.