Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 04:00PM EDT
Lot 5
Magic Made Easy by Harry Houdini. King of Cards…Monarch of Shackles and Handcuffs.
Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000
Sold for
$12,000
Sold Price includes BP
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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Magic Made Easy by Harry Houdini. King of Cards…Monarch of Shackles and Handcuffs. Chicago: B. Schulman, 1898. Pictorial self-wrappers, upper reproducing spirit photos of Houdini freed from shackles by a ghost. Illustrated. 16mo. [3] 4—32pp. Merchandise catalog, listing 62 props and apparatus, preceded by “Hints for Amateurs” and an ad for Prof. Harry Houdini’s “School of Magic” in New York. RARE.
One of Houdini's first "pitch" books, sold after his performances to boost his meager income. Houdini sold souvenir booklets like this one throughout his career, and this is one of the earliest, from the years before he gained international fame. Magic Made Easy would have been "pitched" to crowds after shows in dime museums, small vaudeville halls, and circus tents.
Overall Dimensions
Weight: 1.00 lbs
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