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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 185

GRESHAM, William Lindsay (1909 - 1962). Monster Midway.

Estimate: $150 - $250
Starting Bid
$80

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GRESHAM, William Lindsay (1909 - 1962). Monster Midway. New York: Rinehart & Co., 1953. First edition. 8vo. Cloth with color dust jacket (chipped spine, clipped and toning). The jacket protected with a removable Mylar cover. Tight clean copy. Very good.

An increasingly scarce book by the author of Nightmare Alley, this work includes chapters on nearly all aspects of carnival life. Gresham leanred how to eat fire in preparation for writing the book and was taught the art by Ricki Dunn (he of theatrical pickpocketing fame).

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