Houdini, Beatrice. Bess Houdini handwritten recipe. Mrs. Houdini’s recipe for a “Baked Grapefruit Desert [sic],” “To be served piping hot.” She also notes that the “oil of grapefruit…is an EXELENT [sic] skin beautifier.” Boldly written in pencil on one 4to sheet, considerably worn and chipped. Signed “Mrs. Harry Houdini.”
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
Houdini, Beatrice (Bess). Signed portrait of Bess Houdini. Hollywood, The Little Photo Studio, ca. 1930. Bust portrait of Bess Houdini. 8 x 10”. Corners lightly Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Houdini, Beatrice. One-page TLS from Bess Houdini to F.E. Powell. Dated Jan. 17, 1927, she writes, in part, “My health is still so that I Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
[Houdini Busts] Matching plaster busts of Harry and Bess Houdini. N.p., n.d. (ca. 1930s). Sculpted and signed by C. Romanelli, Jr. Each bust stands approximately Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2009-04-26
Houdini, Harry. Striking bust portrait of Houdini and candid photo of Bess Houdini. The first a famous and striking picture of Houdini, 5 x 7”, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
Houdini, Harry. Signed portrait of Harry and his wife, Bess Houdini. Butler, Chicago, ca. 1912. Half-length portrait photograph of the Houdinis. 8 x 10”. Brownish Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Houdini, Harry. A Magician Among the Spirits. New York: Harper & Bros., 1924. First Edition. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. In a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Houdini, Harry. Miracle Mongers and Their Methods. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1920. First edition. Publisher’s cloth. Portrait frontispiece, plates. 8vo. Cloth soiled, old tape stains Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
Houdini, Beatrice. One page ALS from Bess Houdini. Circa 1937. Mrs. Houdini writes, “Sorry to hear that Tommy Downs is ill…my health demands a month Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
Houdini, Beatrice. Large format ½ length portrait, signed and inscribed. New York, Mishkin Photography, n.d. (ca. 1915). Striking 10 x 13 " sepia toned portrait Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2009-04-26
[Presentation Copies] Larsen, Geraldine Conrad. Diary of a Magician’s Wife and Nothing Up His Sleeve. Midwest Magic Service and Austin Press: 1941, 1943. Blue cloth Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
