HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Magical Rope Ties and Escapes. London: Will Goldston, Limited, [1922]. Publisher’s pictorial boards, illustrated with line drawings and plates. 8vo. Rubbing to extremities, faint stains, but good condition. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED on the title page by Houdini, “To my friend / L.M. Wood / Houdini / Xmas 1921.” Signed examples of this work are scarce. This book is widely acknowledged having been published in 1922, perhaps due to the presence of a tipped-in slip issued by the publisher dedicating the volume to Harry Kellar, who died on March 10, 1922. However, Houdini inscribed this copy some three months before Kellar’s death, in December of 1921.