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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 127

GIBSON, Walter B. (1897 - 1985). Book of Secrets.

Estimate: $100 - $200
Starting Bid
$50

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

GIBSON, Walter B. (1897 - 1985). Book of Secrets. Scranton: Personal Arts Company, 1927. Oblong 4to. Cloth with jacket. Illustrated. 

Miracles ancient and modern are described and illustrated so as to fascinate the reader. Rarely found with a dust jacket at all, this copy, with its jacket, has retained the bright color of the binding.

Condition

The jacket has several small tears but is intact. Book is in fine condition.

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