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Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia

Sat, Apr 18, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-04-18 11:00:00 2026-04-18 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/houdiniana-magic-memorabilia-22204
A choice offering of Houdiniana and rare magic memorabilia, books, tricks, and posters. Among the highlights will be challenges, photos, and autographs from the Houdini family collection. The Houdiniana will be complemented by an assortment of collectible magic books, posters, ephemera, & apparatus. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 381

Great Magicians' Tricks

Estimate: $250 - $500
Starting Bid
$125

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GOLDSTON, Will (1878 - 1948). Great Magicians Tricks. London: Will Goldston Ltd., [1931]. Pebbled maroon cloth, spine lettered gilt. TEG, marbled endsheets. Number 12 from an unstated deluxe and limited edition, with frontispiece of Goldston, and ten tipped-in photographs, including images of Houdini, DeBierre, Chung Ling Soo and De Kolta. With a photograph of an illuminated certificate presented to Goldston tipped in before the frontispiece. 4to. Cloth toned on front panel and sunned on spine, minor bubbling, but very good overall. Nice copy and much better than usually encountered. Considered the fourth part of the Magical Secrets series published by Goldston, but issued without a lock.

 
Overall Dimensions
Height: 11.00 in
Width: 9.00 in
Depth: 1.00 in
Weight: 4.00 lbs

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