I Sold My Linking Rings

by William V. Rauscher

This 13 page 8 1/2 x 11 publication with card stock covers and four photo reproductions is the story of how Rauscher sold all his magic and then bought it back. It traces his early interest in magic, magicians that impressed him as a boy, and his journey to 'The Conjoror's Shop' in New York City. He dares the magic buffs of today to sell all their magic, give up all interest and proposes that they will one day return to the very thing they may reject.

The monograph begins with a quote from Dr. A. M. Wilson in the January 1922 issue of the Sphinx magic magazine.. "A hobby is a controlled obsession which can be harnessed at will to do one's bidding for the moment or stabled and stalled to await one's pleasure. It should dominate only when leisure, time and inclination call it forth. A hobby ceases to be such when it usurps the place of one's serious vocation and interferes with life's real duties. Magic is the most entrancing of all hobbies. Make certain that you hold the reins of control or it will run away with you, and dire will be the result of your business or profession."

(8 1/2 x 11 - 18 pages - card stock cover with 8 photos/illustrations.)