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FINDLAY, James (1904-1973). First Collectors Annual. Shanklin, Isle of Wight: Author, [1949]. FIRST EDITION OF THIS SCARCE ITEM. Green printed wrappers, staple bound. 24pp. 4to. Some marginal toning, wear. Very good. From the collection of Ken Klosterman and his Salon de Magie, with his bookplate on the inner front wrapper.. Findlay, a pioneering collector from Scotland, owned and operated the Firbank Private Hotel on the Isle of Wight. His collection was of legendary proportions, and his Annuals were among the earliest on the subject of Magicana. This Annual, the first, is one of but a handful we have encountered (it is believed that only around 25 copies were produced, solely for the attendees of a magic convention held at the Isle of Wight).