Winter Magic Auction
Sat, Dec 16, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 17, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 308
Elliott’s Last Legacy. Deluxe Presentation Copy Signed by Houdini.
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,400
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Elliott’s Last Legacy. Deluxe Presentation Copy Signed by Houdini. New York: Adams Press, 1923. Uncommon first deluxe edition, lettered in gilt, red edges, folding two-panel frontis. depicting presidents of the Society of American Magicians. Presentation copy, inscribed on the copyright page by Houdini to S.A.M. council member and banquet committee chairman Lionel Hartley: “To Dr. L Hartley/Best wishes/Houdini”. Illustrated. 8vo. Floral endsheets. 322 pages + addendum leaf + 3 leaves ads. Square, fine copy, former owner’s signature to title page verso.
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