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James Black Findlay (1904 - 1973), born in Scotland, was a magic historian and collector. | James Black Findlay (June 9, 1904 - July 15, 1973), born in Scotland, was a magic historian and collector. | ||
Findlay had over 6,000 books and pamphlets in his collection and was editor of the [[Scottish Conjurers Association]] official magazine, The [[Thistle]]. | Findlay had over 6,000 books and pamphlets in his collection and was editor of the [[Scottish Conjurers Association]] official magazine, The [[Thistle]]. | ||
His writing career began in The [[Sphinx]] with the column "Scraps from Scotland". | |||
== Awards == | |||
* First recipient of the ''Stanley Collins Memorial Award for Magic Collecting'', instituted by F. Williams Kuethe, Jr. (1966). | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
* Juggling Through Four Reigns (1945) | * Juggling Through Four Reigns (1945) | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 11 March 2010
James Black Findlay (June 9, 1904 - July 15, 1973), born in Scotland, was a magic historian and collector.
Findlay had over 6,000 books and pamphlets in his collection and was editor of the Scottish Conjurers Association official magazine, The Thistle.
His writing career began in The Sphinx with the column "Scraps from Scotland".
Awards
- First recipient of the Stanley Collins Memorial Award for Magic Collecting, instituted by F. Williams Kuethe, Jr. (1966).
Books
- Juggling Through Four Reigns (1945)
- First Collectors Annual (1949)
- Second Collectors Annual (1950)
- Third Collectors Annual (1951)
- Scottish Conjuring Bibliography (1951)
- Fourth Collectors Annual (1952)
- Fifth Collectors Annual (1953)
- Sixth Collectors Annual (1954)
- Late Holiday - Perforce (1954)
- Charles Dickens and His Magic (1962)
- Conjurers Coins and Medals (1964)
- The Travels of Testot (1965)
- Anderson and his Theatre (1967)
- Magic Coins of Czechoslovakia (1969)
- Percy Naldrett; A Memoir (1969)
- Eighth Collectors Annual (1972)
- Ninth Collectors Annual (1975)
References
- James B. Findlay: The Story of Scotland's Magical Bookworm by Edwin A. Dawes
- http://www.miraclefactory.net/findlay.htm