The Ricky Jay Collection
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Lot 195
HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 – 1926). Miracle Mongers a...
Estimate: $250 - $500
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HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weiz, 1874 ? 1926). Miracle MongerS and Their Methods. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1920. Fist Edition. Brown cloth ruled and lettered in black with scarce pictorial dust jacket bearing a bust portrait of Houdini (significantly chipped). Portrait frontispiece of Houdini, illustrated with full-page photographs and drawings. 8vo. Ex-libris J.B. Findlay, blind stamp of The Newmann Collection to half-title. Near fine. Subtitled ?a complete expos? of the modus operandi of fire eaters, heat resisters, poison eaters, venomous reptile defiers, sword swallowers, human ostriches, strong men, and the like.?
