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A choice offering of Houdiniana and rare magic memorabilia, books, tricks, and posters. Among the highlights will be challenges, photos, and autographs from the Houdini family collection. The Houdiniana will be complemented by an assortment of collectible magic books, posters, ephemera, & apparatus. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 18

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods Inscribed by Bess Houdini

Estimate: $400 - $800
Current Bid
$325

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Miracle Mongers and Their Methods. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1926. First edition. Publisher's brown cloth ruled and lettered black. Portrait frontispiece of Houdini. Illustrated 8vo. Tape stains to pastedowns, minor soiling to cloth; very good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED on the dedication page by Beatrice Houdini: "To Harry Houdini Hinson from his Aunt Beatrice Houdini Jan 1 - 1927." Below the dedication ("to my life's helpmate, who starved and starred with me ... My Wife," is Mrs. Houdini's SIGNED bookplate with the inked note, "Beatrice Houdini / wife of the Author." 

Overall Dimensions
Height: 9.00
Width: 6.00
Depth: 2.00
Weight: 2.00

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