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Houdiniana & The Davenport Magic Collection

Sat, Apr 9, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 10, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 11

Houdini, Harry. Harry Houdini. The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist [caption title]. [New York

Estimate: $500 - $700

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Houdini, Harry. Harry Houdini. The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist [caption title]. [New York], ca. 1906. From the Houdini Club of Philadelphia collection (stamped back page), notation on first page indicating that the annotations within are HoudiniНs (only one is to be found, in pencil, correcting the year of HoudiniНs birth from 1873 to 1874). 64 pages, lacking wrappers, many pages clipped or partially clipped. The Houdini Club of Philadelphia was formed not long after HoudiniНs death and possessed many items from the magicianНs library and estate.

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