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[Houdini, Harry] Fifteen miscellaneous books by or about Houdini. Including Elliott’s Last Legacy (1923) by Houdini; Paper Magic (fifth ed., 1941); Unmasking of Robert-Houdin and Handcuff Secrets and Houdini’s Paper Magic (Magico, 1980s); Houdini: His Life Story (sixth ed., 1931); Houdini: Art and Magic (Yale, 2011) by Rapaport; Houdini: A Pictorial Life (Crowell, 1976) by Christopher; Secret Life of Houdini (2006) by Kalush and Sloman; Houdini on Magic (1953, two copies) by Gibson and Young; Magic and Mystery: Investigations of Houdini and Dunniger (1967); and others. Sizes and bindings vary. Condition generally good.


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