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Houdiniana

Sat, Apr 8, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 31

[HOUDINI] Group of Vintage Houdini-Related Periodicals. Inc...

Estimate: $150 - $250

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[HOUDINI] Group of Vintage Houdini-Related Periodicals. Including Popular Science Monthly (Oct. - Dec., 1925, each featuring biographical stories about Houdini; Farm & Fireside (Aug. 1924, featuring a story by Houdini regarding ghosts he has ?shown up?); The Dearborn Independent (Oct. 31, 1925, with ?Houdini the Bookman?); The Sphinx (Jun. 1916, featuring Houdini on the cover); Liberty (Nov. 28, 1925, with ?Tricks of Fake Mediums? by Houdini); Theatre Magazine (Mar. 1923, with a biographical sketch of Houdini by Cook); and four issues of The American Magazine (Mar. ? Jul. 1928, featuring excerpts from Harold Kellock?s then-new Houdini biography). All in publisher?s pictorial wrappers, most small folios, and profusely illustrated. Condition generally very good, with some tattering and wear to spines and wraps as expected. Together, 13 items.