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Lot 63

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). America?s Sensational Perple...

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). America?s Sensational Perplexer. Leicester: Willsons?, Printers, ca. 1904. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated, including a double-page centerfold of Houdini?s lock-picking feat at the London Hippodrome. 12mo. 32pp. Chipping at extremities and spine not affecting printed area; brittle. Rare; one of several early editions of the pitchbook, and also the longest (other editions were 12 and 20 pages).