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Houdini Returns: The Encore

Sun, Oct 11, 2026 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Nov 1, 2026 05:00PM EST
  2026-10-11 11:00:00 2026-11-01 17:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Houdini Returns: The Encore https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/houdini-returns-the-encore-24090
This second session of our Houdini-focused October sale features books, ephemera, and Houdiniana - as well as selected magic memorabilia - for beginning and advanced collectors alike from the collection of Kevin Connolly. Over 150 lots will cross the block, all offered with low starting bids, and no reserves. Please note that this is a TIMED AUCTION - no live auctioneer will conduct this sale.
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Lot 151

BERTRAM, Charles (1853 - 1907). A Magician in Many Lands.

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

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BERTRAM, Charles (1853 - 1907). A Magician in Many Lands. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1911. 8vo. Maroon cloth, gilt stamped. Color photographic frontispiece. Illustrated with photographs. Spine toned, tape marks and scuffs to cover. Binding weak, otherwise good.

A memoir by the "king's magician" and sleight-of-hand artist so popular in the Edwardian and late Victorian eras. 

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