Sold for:
$9,500
$9,500
Houdini, Harry. Harry Houdini. King of Cards. Chicago: National Printing and Engraving, ca. 1898. Half-sheet (19 x 24 ”) color lithographed poster used by Houdini as a young circus and dime museum performer, with a bust portrait of the young magician at the center, and vignettes depicting his digital dexterity with a deck of cards above and below. Linen backed. Repaired tears; minor paper loss in bottom margin restored; scattered minor over-coloring. A-.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
