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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 22

Houdini and Conan Doyle. The Story of a Strange Friendship.

Estimate: $250 - $500
Current Bid
$130

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[HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926, and DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930), subjects]. ERNST, Bernard and CARRINGTON, Hereward. Houdini and Conan Doyle. The Story of a Strange Friendship. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, [1932]. 8vo. Frontispiece. 249 pp. Publisher's full brown cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt, publisher's unclipped ("$3.00") dust jacket.

Condition

Minor rubbing to cloth binding, front endleaves a bit thumbsoiled, endleaves mildly offset, text toned; jacket toned, soiled, marginally chipped, some marginal creased tears. A fine copy in a good jacket. FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. 

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