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[HOUDINI]. EVANS, Henry Ridgely. The Old & The New Magic. C...
[HOUDINI]. EVANS, Henry Ridgely. The Old & The New Magic. C...
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[HOUDINI]. EVANS, Henry Ridgely. The Old & The New Magic. Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Co., 1909. Bright red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. Portrait frontispiece of Robert-Houdin, plates and illustrations. 8vo. Spine toned, general shelfwear. SIGNED AND DATED on the flyleaf by Houdini: “Harry Handcuff Houdini / Sept. 12 1916.”
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