One was the book Christopher describes. With typical author's license, the title exceeds the solution. But feathers, I am sure, are the objects illustrated on the cover, and the cover engraving is meant to illustrate the trick described inside. The answer was already there. Much as I love to inspect, and just hold, the rare books and magazines, some beautifully bound with the gilt still bright, others dog-eared, but even more valuable, the thrill comes not from inanimate objects.
Nothing compares to the pleasure of an afternoon spent in the company of another collector.
The associations you make, your friendships that you develop are the true thrills - the material stuff is dross. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'd rather just collect memories . . . Hoyt Not all collector's gems rest in conjurer's hands. As a matter of fact some all but unknown rarities are to be found in public and private non-conjuring collections .