TLDR: The CollectingMagic.co.uk blog archive is available in an unwatermarked and extended physical format here and a free watermarked PDFÂ hereÂ
The first post on Treece's Magic History is fittingly about its predecessor: CollectingMagic.co.uk. Started in 2014 and ending in 2021, this occasional blog was where I found my passion for writing about magic history, rather than just reading it. It led me to write my first magic history books and it ultimately formed the foundations of the site that became my living: CollectingMagicBooks.com, now a department of Treece's.
For a few reasons the blog has gradually felt less representative of my work, perhaps as magic has now literally become my work. That's why Treece's Magic History will become my new blog and CollectingMagic.co.uk has now been closed.
I'm still proud of the old blog though and a core intention of it was to make magic history about more unusual subjects as accessible as possible. As such, the blog archive is still available in two forms. There is a free to read and download watermarked PDF version which can be downloaded here. There is also a physical version of the archive, a deluxe hardback edition. This contains unwatermarked images and text, extra photographs, an additional section of mini articles that did not appear on the blog, an extended in-depth introduction explaining the roots and history of the blog and a thorough index. This is available from our bookshop here.
Treece's Magic History will carry on publishing magic history though, so we recommend signing up for our dedicated magic history newsletter here.
This blog will feature some interesting new magic history content, including a multi-media series that has been in preparation for the last three years, some short form articles on magic history and the the objects left behind and a few of the best archive posts from CollectingMagic.co.uk.
Stay tuned. - PDT