Oct 29, 2009 - Sale 2192

Sale 2192 - Lot 184

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(MAGICIANS.) HOUDINI, HARRY. A Magician Among the Spirits. Signed thrice, "Houdini," and Inscribed, with two Brief Typed Letters Signed, "Houdini," tipped in or mounted, and numerous ephemera items tipped in or laid in. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To my friend W.E. White with all good wishes from the author, Houdini. This is one of the very first books off the press. [It] is an advance copy & the first copy mailed to [A]ustralia. Houdini." Additionally signed on the dedication page. 8vo, publisher's gilt cloth, worn, front joint starting; toning and offsetting from items tipped in or laid in on most preliminary leaves and rear blanks, "Wellington Society of Magicians" stamp on dedication page and on final text page, one plate torn out and laid in. New York, 1924; inscriptions: Np, nd
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The letter mounted to the front pastedown, to W.E. White, announcing his intention to send the present book and offering to send more copies. New York, 28 April 1924. The letter tipped in on the first rear blank, to "My dear White:- I am sending you notices of this town. Had my challenge accepted by one hundred and twenty-five spiritualists and you will notice that I whipped them all. Pardon rush letter." New York, 12 February 1926. Each 1 page, oblong 8vo, personal stationery.
Ephemera include a performance notice for his "Unmasking the Miracle Mongers" show at the Music Hall in Akron, OH on Monday, 25 February [1924]; seven newspaper or magazine articles on Houdini from 1923 -27; an issue of Magic-Unity-Might, June 1926; a program from a Chicago performance by Houdini's brother, "Hardeen," in 1927; others.