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...