The Collection of Jim Rawlins Part II
Sat, May 25, 2019 03:30AM EDT
Lot 334
A Magician Among the Spirits. Presentation Copy Signed by Houdini.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). A Magician Among the Spirits. Presentation Copy Signed by Houdini. New York/London: Harper & Bros., 1924. First edition. Large and fine presentation inscription and signature by Houdini on the ffep: ?With compliments of Houdini/and best wishes.? Bookplate and notation of the recipient, Rossiter Johnson (1840?1931), an American writer and editor of numerous dictionaries, histories, and anthologies: ?This book was a present from Houdini, who sent it to me by mail.?. Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Frontispiece, plates. 8vo. Covers and lower edge dampstained throughout, otherwise good.
