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Houdiniana

Wed, Sep 19, 2018 09:12PM EDT
Lot 24

Hardeen.

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Hardeen (Theodore Weiss). Hardeen. [New York], ca. 1909. Pale green pictorial wraps. Frontispiece of a shackled Hardeen. Illustrated with photographs. 8vo. 24pp. Light wear at extremities and staples rusted; good condition overall. Ex-libris Milbourne Christopher. Scarce. An early and unusual pitchbook for the famous escape artist and brother of Houdini. The rear wrap advertises Houdini?s magazine, Conjurers? Magazine, as well as The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. Contents are found, in a different form, in the more common pitch book, The Life and History of Hardeen (next lot).