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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV

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HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weiss, 1874 – 1936). The Unmasking o...

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HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weiss, 1874 ? 1936). The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: The Publisher's Printing Co., 1908. FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth decorated and lettered in black and white. Frontispiece portrait of Houdini behind tissue, illustrated with plates. Index tipped-in at rear as issued. 8vo. Bright, square, tightly bound and attractive; near fine. PRESENTATION COPY, BOLDLY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by Houdini to fellow magician Stanley Collins on the flyleaf. Collins was the secretary of the London Magicians' Club, an organization founded by Will Goldston and for which Houdini served as the president for several years.