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[HOUDINI]. How Handcuff Tricks Are Done by Imposters! Edinb...

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[HOUDINI]. How Handcuff Tricks Are Done by Imposters! Edinburgh: John Fairley, Printer, ca. 1904. Letterpress handbill for an exposé of handcuff secrets by the “celebrated illusionist of Vienna,” Franz Kukol, and the “magician of London” Geo. Vickery, who were Houdini’s most trusted assistants. 11 x 8 ¾”. Minor chips at edges. SCARCE.

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[HOUDINI]. How Handcuff Tricks Are Done by Imposters! Edinb...

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