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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 414

Mr. Electric Unplugged. Around the World in Fifty Years with a Lightbulb and a Blonde.

Estimate: $150 - $300
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$80

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ROY, Marvyn (1925-2020). Mr. Electric Unplugged. Around the World in Fifty Years with a Lightbulb and a Blonde. [Pasadena: Mike Caveney, 2005]. 4to. Illustrated. 299 pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt, unclipped dust jacket.

Condition

Minor rubbing, else fine. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ROY AND HIS WIFE AND ASSISTANT, CAROL, TO FELLOW MAGICIAN MERCER HELMS ON THE FRONT BLANK: "To:- My Good Friend Mercer Helms:- With Love and Admiration- As Always Marvyn Roy & Carol 2011". Laid-in is a double-sided promotional flyer featuring Roy and Liberace. 

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