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Houdini, Harry. Harry Houdini. The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist [caption title]. [New York], ca. 1906. From the Houdini Club of Philadelphia collection (stamped back page), notation on first page indicating that the annotations within are Houdini’s (only one is to be found, in pencil, correcting the year of Houdini’s birth from 1873 to 1874). 64 pages, lacking wrappers, many pages clipped or partially clipped. The Houdini Club of Philadelphia was formed not long after Houdini’s death and possessed many items from the magician’s library and estate.


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