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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). The Right Way to Do

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Houdini, Harry. Three Volumes by Houdini.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Three Volumes by Houdini. Including The Right Way to Do Wrong (Boston, 1906; front cover detached, spine ends chipped); Miracle Mongers and Their Methods (New York, 1920

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The Right Way to Do Wrong.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). The Right Way to Do Wrong. Boston, 1906. Pictorial wrappers. Portrait frontis. Illustrated. 8vo. Bookplate of T. Francis Fritz (Frank Ducrot), as editor of Mahatma, to f

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Houdini "Master Mystifier" Laudatory Postcard.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini "Master Mystifier" Laudatory Postcard. Chicago, 1910s. A postcard promoting Houdini's engagement at the Princess Theatre by way of a pre-written letter from the

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini The Famous Jail: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini The Famous Jail Breaker Happy New Year Postcard. [New York], 1907. Color lithographic, pictorial postcard depicting Houdini shackled neck to ankle, with Houdini�

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini “To My Mother”: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini “To My Mother” souvenir card. [New York?], ca. 1913. Decorative border surrounds and elaborate tribute to mothers, bearing Houdini’s name at its conclusion

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[Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss)] Ogle, R.B. Original: [Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss)] Ogle, R.B. Original Publicity Illustration of Houdini. Circa 1920s. Pen and ink on paper, possibly depicting a scene from The Master Mystery (1920), in which Houdini is

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Shelton Pool: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Shelton Pool Stunt Invitation. New York, 1926. Printed postcard-size invitation to Houdini’s famous breath-holding stunt in a metal coffin submerged at the bot

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Is In Town: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Is In Town Postcard. Cleveland, 1925. Monochrome card advertises Houdini at the B.F. Keith Palace Theatre, Cleveland, on his final tour. Canceled on March 7 1925

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[Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss)] W.H.J. Shaw. Magic Up: [Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss)] W.H.J. Shaw. Magic Up To Date, or Shaw's Magical Instructor [Houdini's Copy]. Chicago, [1896]. Publisher's gilt-stamped cloth. Front pastedown bearing an early pictoria

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Nurses Escape Challenge.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Nurses Escape Challenge. Kansas City, Mo., 1923. Letterpress handbill for the performance at the Orpheum Theater, in which a group of nurses challenge Houdini to escape

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Final Tour: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Final Tour Letterhead. Circa 1925. Unused legal-size letterhead advertising Houdini’s final 1925-26 tour of “Three Shows in One,” including magic, illusion

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Theater Program.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Theater Program. For the week of Jan 27, 1908. Houdini appears on a vaudeville bill at the Columbia Theater, St. Louis, presenting his Milk Can escape. 8vo. Very

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Group of Houdini-Related: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Group of Houdini-Related Books and Magazines. Including a file of 12 issues of Houdini’s Conjurers’ Monthly Magazine (1906—08); Houdini Unmasked: Code Message Rece

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). A Magician Among the: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). A Magician Among the Spirits. New York, 1924. First Edition. Publisher’s gilt-stamped cloth. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. Scuffs and spotting to covers, spine toned

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss) (ed.). Elliott's Last: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss) (ed.). Elliott's Last Legacy. New York: Adams Press, 1923. First Edition. Red cloth stamped in black. Portrait frontispiece of Dr. Elliott, illustrated with line drawings

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Photograph of Houdini and Company Aboard a Train Car.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Photograph of Houdini and Company Aboard a Train Car. Circa 1920. Houdini and eight other individuals, including his wife Beatrice, stand on the rear of a train car. Hou

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). The Right Way to Do

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). The Right Way to Do Wrong. Boston, 1906. Publisher's original pictorial wraps. Illustrated. 8vo. Soiling on covers with some folds, spine reinforced, internally very good. Together with: the pamphlet “Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium Margery”(New York, 1924).

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). The Right Way to Do

Name: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). The Right Way to Do
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