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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Straitjacket Esca...

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 – 1926). Mr. Houdini. Ear...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 – 1926). Mr. Houdini. Early German Playbill. Onsabruck: A. Liesecke, 1901. Letterpress broadside for an early appearance at the Circus Corty-Althoff just one ye

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Houdini Typed Let...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Houdini Typed Letter to a Fellow Magician, Signed. Dated June 5, 1921, Houdini writes in a humorous tone to “F.J.W.” (likely Francis J. Wern

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Signed Houdini Ne...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Signed Houdini New York Hippodrome Program. (New York), 1919. Five-cent staple-bond souvenir program, orig. color wraps, with a photo of Houdini reprodu

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Kesner Packers Wi...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Kesner Packers Will Attempt to Expose Houdini. Challenge. New York, 1912. Letterpress printed handbill in red ink on cream-colored stock, being a challe

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). The Unmasking of ...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: Printers Publishing Co., 1908. FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth decorated in white and black (head of spine and tops

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Houdini Typed Let...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Houdini Typed Letter to Remigius Weiss. Dated January 20, 1925 and typed on Houdini’s lettered notepaper bearing his New York address, he writes,

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874—1926). News Clipping Perta...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874—1926). News Clipping Pertaining to David Devant, Signed by Houdini. Indianapolis, 1911. Full broadsheet from the Indianapolis Star, 31 December 1911, with two co

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Smiling Portrait ...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Smiling Portrait of Harry Houdini. Circa 1921. Attractive matte finish sepia tone portrait of the escape artist, as used on the cover of later editions

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HARRY HOUDINI SIGNED & INSCRIBED PORTRAIT PHOTO: Harry Houdini signed and inscribed 8X10 portrait photo. Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874, and passed away on October 31, 1926, his birth name in Hungary was Erik Weisz (which was changed to Eh

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HARRY HOUDINI SIGNED PICTURE: Harry Houdini signed picture. Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874, and passed away on October 31, 1926, his birth name in Hungary was Erik Weisz (which was changed to Ehrich Weiss when he immigra

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HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini East Indian Needle T...: HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini East Indian Needle Trick Packet. Being an unused packet of two-dozen T. Hessin & Co. Darner’s nickel plated needles, one of the brands used by Houdini for

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HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Typed Letter, Signed...: HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Typed Letter, Signed. Dated May 15, 1924, Houdini writes to Mr. H.H. Windsor, Jr in Chicago expressing his condolences at the loss of his father, and including t

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Photograph of Harry: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Photograph of Harry Houdini. Portrait photograph by Apeda of Houdini staring intensely at the viewer. 10 x 8”. Marked “Original” with address of Larry Shean on the

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Inscribed and Signed: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Inscribed and Signed Real Photo Postcard of Houdini. Circa 1910. Silver gelatin half-length portrait postcard captioned “Harry Handcuff Houdini,” boldly sign

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Typed Letter to: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Typed Letter to Will Goldston, and Related Ephemera. Dated below the message May 1, 1913. Houdini writes on his engraved pictorial letterhead to Will Goldston, s

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HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Spiritualism: HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Spiritualism Exposé Press Photo. New York: Keystone View Co. Inc., 1925. Three-quarter length image of Houdini demonstrating methods of apparently materiali

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Straitjacket Escape Photograph, Signed. Dated in Houdini’s hand on May 9, 1925, the glossy image shows the famous magician suspended by his ankles from a crane and struggling to escape from a straitjacket. 10 x 8”. Mounted to a plain sheet of paper, with minor chips to corners of image, else very good. Boldly INSCRIBED AND SIGNED in ink at left, “To F.W. Brown / Best / wishes / Houdini / May / 9 / 1925.”Seldom have we encountered candid photographs of Houdini in performance that are inscribed and signed by the magician.