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Specializing in Houdiniana
RARE and SCARCE HOUDINI Section
Part One
Weather in Las Vegas, Nevada
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3847-3959) HARRY HOUDINI STAMP BEAR
This Harry Houdini Collectible Bear was issued in 2002 by the U.S. Postal Service.
The brown bear is 10" tall with original tags attached.
The Harry Houdini 37 Cent Stamp comes with the bear and is attached inside a
protective plastic holder.
The bear is dressed in a black velvet tuxedo with tails, white satin shirt, bow tie and red rose.
The image of the Harry Houdini Stamp is embroidered on the left side of the tuxedo with "Harry Houdini" embroidered on the front of the shirt.
The word "Magic" is embroidered on the bottom of the left foot.
While there are two photo's below, this offering is only for one bear.
Here's a great unusual gift for the 'hard to buy for' magician in your life. -
$25.00
3848-1258) HOUDINIs ADVERTISING POSTER FOR HIS BOOK:
The Unmasking of Robert Houdin
Poster measures approx. 12"x18 1/2". Has a nice photo of Houdini sitting sideways on a chair, with book in his lap.
Poster is vanilla in color with black and red printing. Price of the book: $1.00
Some of the printing on the poster states:
"The Truth About Magic. The most fascination and Only Authentic Expose' and History of Magic Ever Written. 200 Superb Illustrations."
Then at the bottom is listed: "Conjurer's Magazine Publishing Company - New York City. N.Y."
Poster has been professionally matted and placed in a black wood frame. TruVue glass has been used, which provides for 98% of UV protection.
I've scanned three different sections. Please click the ThumbNail photo, to bring up the larger photo.
The scanned images are brighter than the actual poster itself. The first two photos, below, are truer to the actual color. Some reflection can be seen in the first photo, due to the glass.
Poster has a stain, at the top, which is actually on the backside and has bled through. I could of had this hidden, with the matts, but believe a Houdini poster should be displayed in its entirety. If you don't agree with this thinking, you could have the poster reMatted to hide the stain.
Poster was folded in the middle, at sometime over its lifetime.
Poster mounted onto Linen for protection and preservation.
With most all other Houdini posters bringing Hugh Sums, these days, this may be the only under valued one at this time.
Overall size of framed piece is approx. 19 1/2"x25 1/2" - $5,000.00
3849-1602) LIBERTY MAGAZINE for November 28, 1925.
Inside, spread out over four pages, is a GREAT ARTICLE:
"Tricks of Fake Mediums" by Houdini.
Houdini had started taking on the Mediums and getting a LOT of publicity over the past couple years.
Too bad, Houdini would be dead, only 11 months and 3 days after this article was published.
As The Magazine Puts It:
In this article, Houdini, Master Magician, plunges into the controversy. For thirty-five years he has made a study of mediums and their "manifestations". No other writer, perhaps, is so well qualified to pass judgment on the thousands of mediums now doing business all over the country. Read what he has to say about them.
One small 1" tear at the top of the front cover. The magazine, which is 72pages from cover to cover, is 99.9+% complete. On page(s) 41/42, one column of the page is missing. Approx. 1/4 of this page. Maybe an advertisement, etc. cut out. None of this effects the Houdini article.
This LargeSize magazine measures approx. 10 1/2"x13 1/4". - $75.00
3850-8725) THE 37cent HOUDINI STAMP From 2002
20 stamps come to a sheet. These are real stamps and could be used as postage.
The Houdini stamp sheet was first issued at the 2002 Society of American of Magicians convention in New York on July 3rd.
The Houdini stamp was ‘officially dedicated’ at the convention, with Houdini’s niece Marie Blood in attendance. David Copperfield was there, too.
If you didn't pick up a sheet of these Wonderful Houdini stamps, 11 years ago, here's your chance. - $10.00
3862-2695) HOUDINI...and Beyond. An Extremely Limited Art Print.
21 Years Ago, Award Winning Artist, Diane K. Sparks (no relation), did an Original painting of Houdini.
From this Original, a Limited Edition of Quality Art Prints were made.
Along the bottom white border, each print was Hand Numbered, Titled and Signed by the Artist.
The Art Print measures 22”x28” on 65lb, Acid Free,
THICK Cover Paper with fade resistant ink.The Print shows Houdini bound in chains, while a ghostly image of his Mother looks on: from Beyond. - $50.00
3827-8267) While Houdini was appearing at the Shubert Princess Theatre in Chicago, during March 1926, he launched a MASSIVE newspaper exposé of fraudulent Mediums.
What's offered here is a "Front Page" article from the Chicago American Newspaper dated March 16th, 1926.
The newspaper page measures approx. 17 1/2"x21 1/2".
This is not the whole newspaper, only the article.
In this article, Houdini demonstrates, to Ruth Greenland, how mediums can fly; a confederate taps the subject on the shoulder; Ringing a bell, while the subjects think both of Houdini's feet are being confined; and using a tambourine, while the subject thinks she's being touched by both of Houdini's hands.
Article by Houdini:
"Mediums Use Feet To Deceive"
Banner across the top of the page:
Medium Fly and Hold Hand ~ But
It's Tricky Business ~ Say Houdini
Article continues on otherside(not shown).
The article would look GREAT Framed!! - $100.00
3828-3648) LAUGHING AT LOCKSMITHs by Brian Lead.
Before Brian Lead and Roger Woods published there book: HARRY HOUDINI, Legend & Legacy - Brian Lead had published his manuscript entitled: LAUGHING AT LOCKSMITHs
20 pages and measures approx. 8 1/4"x11 3/4"
No publishing date given.
Chapter’s include:
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Laughing At Locksmiths:
The Legend and the Legacy of Harry Houdini
The Indomitable Miss Minerva...And Friends
Strong Dick of Blackburn
What's In A Name?
Last page shows a reproduction of a flyer for "Miller
And His Men".
Towards the end, of the flyer, shows them
performing the Musical Farce:
Love Laughs At Locksmiths
The BONUS of this item - it’s AUTOGRAPHED by Brian Lead. - $75.00
3829-5789) HARRY HOUDINI, Legend & Legacy by Brian Lead and Roger Woods
PaperBound with 56 pages and measures approx. 6"x8 1/2".
Published in 1993 by the authors in England.
Chapter’s include:
Acknowledgements
Prologue: An Improbable Fiction
The Indomitable Miss Minerva..and Friends
Houdini and The Mysto Challenge
Strong Dick and The Mystery of The 'Young Houdini'
The Wilson Challenge; Blackburn 1903
Epilogue: Did Houdini Fail?
Bibliography
The BONUS of this offering, the book is signed and numbered by the authors, on the inside cover. #82 of 500.
I have blocked out who the book was signed to.
A great piece of work which started out as a lecture, for their magic club, and became the book EVERYBODY should read. - $75.00
3831-7862) READERs DIGEST Magazine for February 1976
Volume 108, #646. 239 pages.
Inside there’s an article:
“Houdini, The Man No Lock Could Hold” by James Stewart-Gordon.
Interesting stuff!! - $12.50
3832-8716) HOUDINI On The Covers Of The Magic SYMbol Magazine
a) Volume 6, #12 - December 1990 - Cover shows a photo from Houdini's movie, "The Master Mystery". There's a one-third page article, on the next page, by Marie Blood: "Houdini, The Master Mystery". - $12.50
b) Volume 8, #5 - May 1992 - Cover shows a photo of Houdini sitting in his bi-plane. Also, on the cover, "HOUDINI, The Pilot" by Frank W. Dailey. This article continues onto all of page 2 and half of page 3. There's a half page photo of Houdini flying the bi-plane on page 2, as well. Touches on Houdini's 1909 flight, in Germany, before his history making Australian flight.- $12.50
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b)
(Or, take both for the combined price of $20.00)
3833-5529) THE GREAT HOUDINI an Extremely Limited Theatrical Play script.
Story by Alan London (who was also the Executive Producer).
Only 52 of these scripts (the same age as Houdini when he passed away in 1926) were originally available.
The script is Hand Numbered and Signed by Alan London.
The script measures 8½"x11" and contains 89 pages.
The offering is for numbered/signed Script #1.
YES, #1.
I've blocked out who the script is autographed to.
Along with the Script, you also receive the following two
items FREE!!!
(1) A ticket from the show. This is a Playing Card which has been
stamped: "The Great HOUDINI" "Admit One".
The "O" in "HOUDINI" is a link of chain, with one link above this and a pad-lock
beneath. The card shown, in the photo below, is the Four-of-Hearts.
(2) You ALSO receive a ‘glossy-stock' 12 Page Program.
If you missed out on this 14 years ago, don’t this time around. -
$100.00
Please CLICK HERE to see the Complete description of this Script.
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3834-5698) THE GREAT HOUDINI - Ruff Draft
The second offering is for almost the same as above, except this is a ruff draft from January 1999.
Sent to me by the play's star Jim Bentley.
Signed/dated on the cover by Jim Bentley.
This draft shows Mr. Bentley's name of the cover, just below the title - whereas, this was removed from the final draft.
This manuscript has 90 numbered pages. - $100.00
(Or, take both for the combined price of $150.00)
3835-8597) HOUDINI Photo Stickers
This offering is for three different sheets of 12 photo stickers all produced back in the 1990s.
a) Keith's Houdini Lock:
"No One Can Hold HOUDINI At Keith's."
b)
Clipped Inscription and Signature From An Autograph Book:Loves Laughs at
Locksmiths
So does
Harry Handcuff Houdini
Dec 3 - 08
c) Three Houdini Signed SAM Membership Cards For William (Billy) Russell
Years: 1918 - 1919 - 1922
Each sticker sheet measures 3 1/2"x6".
The individual stickers measure approx. 1"x1 1/4"each.
Now here's something you don't see everyday!! - $7.50each -or- take All 3 For $20.00
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b)
c)
3804-4125) Houdini Fraudulent Spirit Medium Lecture
Print this out and give to your Mom/Dad - Husband/Wife - GrandMother/GrandFather - BoyFriend/GirlFriend - Lover, etc. etc.
Tell them THIS is what you'd like to have for a gift this December -Or- January, February, March if your Birthday, Anniversary, etc. is then.
You get the idea.....
Looking for something to spice up your magic club meetings, annual magic banquets, that "Special Show"?
Or, just collect, since no one's offered something like this before?
Well, then this is for you!!!
You will receive:
(1) The 3-ring binder, with a reproduction of one of the posters Houdini used to advertise his lecture, filling up almost the whole cover.
(2) The Photo CDRom, with all 67 photo's. Each numbered in the exact order as the lecture text.
(3) 5 pages, double spaced for ease in reading, of Houdini's opening speech prior to giving the lecture.
(4) 14 pages, also double spaced, consisting of the original Houdini Fraudulent Spirit Medium Lecture. Followed by detailed description of the additional photos added by Oscar Teale and Frederick Eugene Powell.
Ready to be presented to your intrigued audience. Photo numbers listed at paragraph beginning, so you'll know when to change the photo on the screen during your PowerPoint presentation.
(5) Two color contact photo sheets, showing the 67 photo's. A visual "Index" you might say -and- a must, should you remove any of the 4"x6" photo prints from their sleeves. If you do, you can refer to these two "Index" sheets and make sure the photo's go back in the correct order.
(6) 67 4"x6" color photo prints. Each in its own sleeve and in the same order as the lecture text -and- photo "Index" sheet.
(7) A Xerox reproduction of the letter which lists the slides and with a typed note indicating that the hand painted colored slides were the property of Houdini.
Price for all this history is $85.00
(only two left, then I'm out)Please CLICK HERE to see the full description for the HOUDINI LECTURE
3805-3361) HOUDINI, A CIRCUS OPERA
Original Near-MINT Condition Poster
For you Houdini and Magic Poster Collector's, I am offering a VERY SCARCE item. This Poster is from Amsterdam.
In 1977 "HOUDINI, A Circus Opera" debuted in Amsterdam, Holland. It also had performances in Aspen, Colorado(1979) - then again back in Amsterdam (1981). Jerold Norman played HOUDINI for all the productions. Howard Peters played the Escapologist for the 1977 production, then Mark Mazzarella played the Escapologist for the 1979 and 1981 productions.
The Striking image of Houdini, used for the Poster, came from an Original Painting by the Set Director, Floris Guntenaar.
The original painting measured a Massive 8'x13' (that's feet, not inches) and valued at over $12,000.
The photo, below, shows the approx. 31"x65" Poster, which was used to advertise the Houdini Opera.
This is the Original Poster, not a reproduction.
As mentioned at the beginning of this listing - this Poster is in Near MINT CONDITION!!
Originally purchased, years ago, from Floris Guntenaar, and shipped to me from Amsterdam.
How nice would this look hanging on your wall?!! -
$125.00
3806-2843) HOUDINI, A CIRCUS OPERA
Music by Peter Schat and text by Adrian Mitchell.
An Original 3-record box ‘LP’ set of records from this 1977 production held in Amsterdam.
Jerold Norman played Houdini. Howard Peters was the Escapologist. Stage sets were by Floris Guntenaar. Costumes by Leonie Polak. Directed by Donya Feuel.
This is a Live recording, of the first performance, by the Netherlands Opera Foundation.
This 3-record box set is in NearMint Condition and Unused. Truly a SCARCE recording. -
$75.00
Or, buy the poster and LP recording, for the package deal of $150.00.
3807-1522) HOUDINI BRONZE COMMEMORATIVE TOKEN
Issued for the Society of American Magicians, by the Franklin Mint, to honor the 100th birthday of Houdini, in 1974.
OBVERSE: Bust of Houdini, facing slightly to the right.
"100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF HARRY HOUDINI * 1874 * 1974" around the inside rim of the Token.
REVERSE: Houdini standing, bent over at the waist and cuffed. And, there's another close-up image of Houdini's shackled wrists.
"MY CHIEF TASK HAS BEEN TO CONQUER FEAR" around the inside rim of the Token.
Hard to believe this token is now 39 years old!! -
$35.00
REMEMBER, all photos are Thumbnails - click on the photo to bring up the LARGER photo.
3810-6547) CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY GROUP PHOTO OF BESS HOUDINI and FRIENDs
The photo measures approx. 7 5/8"x9 1/2".
On the backside: "1937-9" written in
pencil -and- "Photo by G. E. Baxter"
written in ink.
Those I've been able to identify, on the
front row are:
Edward Saint, Jacob Hyman (the
original Brother's Houdini partner of Harry Houdini), Bess Houdini, Mr.
and Mrs. R.M. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker owned the house at 2435 Laurel Canyon, where Harry and Bess Houdini lived in 1919, while making motion pictures.
Then Bess and Ed Saint lived in the house, for a while, in the 1930s.
Some of the others in the photo are:
Gerald Kosky, Caryl Fleming. L.O. Gunn, Vic and
Carolyn Trask, Lyda Hyman.
Great fun photo, full of Houdiniana history from 76 years ago. - $150.00
3811-4538) HOUDINI Advertising Flyer From 1913 Apollo Theatre in Nuremberg (#1)
Houdini's mother passed away on July 17th, 1913.
For the whole month of August, Houdini visited his Mother's grave, till he sailed on August 30th from New York City on the Hamburg-American line "Imperator".
On September 16th, Houdini opened at the Apollo Theatre, in Nuremberg, Germany, opening the show with his needle swallowing act - and closing with his famous Water Torture Cell illusion, which he had just debuted a year earlier, during his performances at the Circus Busch theatre in Berlin.
As a publicity stunt on Thursday, September 18th, Houdini would have himself placed in shackles, handcuffs and chains, then jump into the Dutzendteich river.
What's offered here are two different advertising flyers for Houdini appearance at the Apollo Theatre in Nuremberg.
The first measures 6 5/8"x9" and is shown below.
Portions of the right edge are missing and is a little hard to see in the photo below, since I scanned the image with a black background. Look closely and you'll be able to see.
And, of course, "GranHoudini.net" doesn't appear on the actual item.
Both are in German, below is the translation.
The flyer states:
Harry Houdini offers a 5000 Mark reward to anyone who proves that he receives air in the Underwater Escape cabinet.
The trick that Houdini performs every evening in the Apollo Theater is awesome. In order to prove this, Harry Houdini will try to escape openly under water.
On Thursday, the 18th of September, in the afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock, the American Houdini will jump off a boat (into the water), after he has been locked into heavy shackles, handcuffs and chains, by the public and representatives of the local press -- Not into the Pegnitz, which is not deep enough, but into the Dutzendteich, at the deepest point.
The chains alone are so heavy that Harry Houdini must sink to the bottom because of the weight.
Comes with a quality reproduction 8x10 (not
computer print out) photo of HOUDINI, upside down, inside the Water Torture
Cell.
The two would look GREAT framed
with each other!!
A great early piece of advertising for Houdini and his "Underwater Escape Cabinet". - $1,500.00
3812-2366) HOUDINI Advertising Flyer From 1913 Apollo Theatre in Nuremberg (#2)
Houdini's mother passed away on July 17th, 1913.
For the whole month of August, Houdini visited his Mother's grave, till he sailed on August 30th from New York City on the Hamburg-American line "Imperator".
On September 16th, Houdini opened at the Apollo Theatre, in Nuremberg, Germany, opening the show with his needle swallowing act - and closing with his famous Water Torture Cell illusion, which he had just debuted a year earlier, during his performances at the Circus Busch theatre in Berlin.
As a publicity stunt on Thursday, September 18th, Houdini would have himself placed in shackles, handcuffs and chains, then jump into the Dutzendteich river.
What's offered here are two different advertising flyers for Houdini appearance at the Apollo Theatre in Nuremberg.
The second measures 6 5/8"x9 1/2" and is shown below.
A piece or two is missing from the right edge.
And, of course, "GranHoudini.net" doesn't appear on the actual item.
Both are in German, below is the translation.
The flyer states:
Apollo --
A. 8 1/4 (possibly 8.15 in the evening) Telephone 1743 16th - 30th of September.
Completely
new Variety Program
and Guest Performance
For the first time
In Nuremberg!
Harry
Houdini
During his local guest
performance, Houdini brings for the first time the Underwater Escape
(one mistake means death)
Houdini offers a 5000 Mark
reward to anyone who can prove that
Houdini receives air while in the cabinet.
Tickets 10:45 - 1 then
from 5:00. Telephone 1743. Doors open at 7:30,
show starts at 8:15 ends shortly before 11:00. All seats are numbered.
Ticket prices without taxes or program -- Gallery seat 0.70, II Level
seats 1.00 II level front seats 1.30 -- Reserved seats salon 1:30,
Reserved seats salon front 1.50. I Level seats 2.10. I level front 3.40,
Orchestra-armchair seats 3.10 Standing room 0.50, 0.70 and 1.20
Every Wednesday afternoon
3:30, Ladies performance
Every Sunday afternoon 3:30, Public Performance (literally, people's
performance) reduced prices.
Comes with a quality reproduction 8x10 (not
computer print out) photo of HOUDINI, upside down, inside the Water Torture
Cell.
The two would look GREAT framed
with each other!!
A great early piece of advertising for Houdini and his "Underwater Escape". - $1,500.00
3820-6600) Clipped out Article from ARGOSY Magazine for December 1974. Volume 280, #6.
There are a couple of informative articles about Houdini from this issue.
This starts with a nine page article by Bert Randolph Sugar entitled:
"THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI". Includes several nice photo’s of Houdini and Houdini Posters. Sugar was also Editor in Chief of the Argosy magazine at the time this issue was published. Two years later, Sugar went on to co-author the book: "HOUDINI, His Life and Art" with The Amazing Randi.Following this is the three page article: "THE REAL SECRETs BEHIND HOUDINIs TRICKs". This is an "excerpt" from J.C. Cannell’s book "The Secrets of Houdini" "brought to you, the Argosy reader for the first time in any magazine".
Good reading 100 years after Houdini’s birth in 1874. -
$15.00
3821-8555) Clipped out Houdini Magazine Photo and Theatre Review Article
The magazine photo measures approx. 6"x5 3/4" and has to do with Shelton Pool underwater test on August 5, 1926.
The Hindu fakir, Rahman Bey, was getting quite a lot of publicity by demonstrating his powers of producing uncanny effects. He would enter a cataleptic state, would have himself buried in a coffin for ten minutes to half an hour. He would then receive the attention of scientific men who would write up the "phenomenal feats". Of his having mystical powers.
Houdini felt the fakir was deceiving the public and said he, HOUDINI, would prove that an ordinary man could do the same thing. So, at age 52, (and not in the best physical condition, he had always been through out his life) came the Shelton pool event.
Was he nuts? No, he was: HOUDINI!!
Houdini was thus sealed in a metal coffin and submerged to the bottom of the Shelton Pool. Assistants had to sit on the coffin, to keep it from rising to the surface. Houdini not only stayed down for an hour, he actually stayed down for one hour, thirty–one minutes and thirty seconds. Thus making the fakir look the fool and getting Houdini all the publicity he could ever want.
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The article measures 2 7/8"x10 3/8" and appears to be a review of Houdini's performance at the New York Hippodrome Theatre on November 1, 1918.
Houdini vanishes an elephant -and later in the show- Houdini is nailed in a box, placed in a large tank of water and escapes from the box.
Neither of these items state which publication they came out of.
Both pieces for the one price. - $15.00
3817-7887) HOUDINI’S CONQUEST OF AMERICA by Harold Kellock.
This clipped out article spreads out over NINE pages and is from the June 1928 issue of The American Magazine. Measures approx. 8"x11 1/2"
As the magazine puts it:
"He gives a séance that baffles Theodore Roosevelt; he gratifies a lifelong ambition by filling his Mother’s apron with gold; he escapes from a Federal prison cell; releases the prisoners and then locks them up again; he is buried under six feet of earth, but comes to the surface".
The last three pages are missing a small portion from their edge. This affects some of the printed article, but not very much as you can still read almost every line and understand what the article is saying.
Great early reading just 20 months after Houdini passed away. - $12.50
3818-9875) SECRETs OF THE GREAT HOUDINI by Beryl Williams and Samuel Epstein
Six page (pp102-107) clipped out article from The Catholic Digest, February 1954.
Condensed version of the author's book: "The Great Houdini"
Measures approx. 5"x7 1/2" - $5.00
3802-2794) POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY, Volume 108, #2 - February 1926
Inside: "My Rope Escapes" by Houdini
The article is three pages, in length, and accompanied with a dozen great photos and illustrations.
Some of the escapes Houdini explains include:
The Handkerchief Release
You Can Slip Out Of Your Coat With Your Wrists Tied
The Thumb Tie
The "Full View Of The Audience" Release
This article published just Eight Months before his death. -
$45.00
3803-2669) HOUDINI PUZZLE. Springbok Jigsaw Puzzle. "The Mystery of the Vanishing Magician".
"The Great Houdini" has disappeared during a performance...and it's not part of the act! Or is it?
Piece together the jigsaw puzzle which shows a totally different scene (than the box cover), revealing the vital clue to Houdini's mysterious disappearance!
500 pieces and measures 18"x 23 1/2" when put together..
A challenging puzzle and would even look nice framed. - $20.00
3761-3295) HOUDINIs ESCAPEs and MAGIC by Walter B. Gibson.
First Hardbound combined edition.
Original copyrights for combined edition 1930 and 1932.
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, Inc. of New York City.
Book One (Houdini’s Escapes):
317 pages. Chapters include: Introduction - Rope Ties and Chain Releases - Special Challenges - Box Escapes - Under-Water Escapes - Trunks-Barrels-Coffins - Miscellaneous Escapes - Spectacular Mysteries and Escapes.
Book Two (Houdini’s Magic):
316 pages. Chapters include: Introduction - Impromptu Tricks - Card Tricks - Slate Tricks - Message-Reading - Platform Tricks - Stage Tricks - A Second Sight Act - Stage Illusions - Special Stage Effects - Antispiritualistic Effects - Notes on Kellar.
Book measures approx. 6"x8 1/2" and contains A Massive 633 pages!!!
A former owners embossed stamp (Max Kramer Goodall II) on the free end page.
Comes with Original DustJacket (in protective clear holder).
99% of the time you see this book offered, it doesn't have the Scarce DustJacket. - $75.00
3741-3888) MUM Magazine - Volume 96, #6 - November 2006
GREAT photo of Houdini on the cover.
Inside, there's a 10page article (with nine photos), by John Moehring, entitled:
Was Houdini a Secret Agent?
The magazine, itself, is 100 pages, from cover to cover.
To see the content page, click on the ThumbNail photo below.
Is this publication missing from your Houdini collection - well, here it is!! - $15.00
3762-6598) DEATH BLOW! Was Houdini Murdered? by Norman Bigelow.
Copyright 1983 with 68pages.
Stapled manuscript measuring approx. 8 1/2"x11"
As the author puts it:
"In writing this manuscript, I realize that the theory of murder will not be well received by some, but at the same time, I would like to propose the idea that the theory of murder in the Houdini case is as reasonable and as good as any that has been offered since his death.....we will review just a few of the many, many comments made by historians which may have some bearing on the case."
Referring to interviews the author, himself, has conducted.
Along with many excerpts from a ton of sources, the author weaves the plot of Houdini having been murdered by the ‘spiritualist’, etc. during the days Houdini was campaigning his WAR against their efforts to deceive the public.
This was the first book/manuscript ever written about the subject -and- is actually a pretty good read, if you know what I mean?
In addition to the DEATH BLOW manuscript, you receive three additional items:
1) Norman Bigelow - Grandmaster. A one page bio about the author.
2) An 8x10 of Norm performing the DOORs OF DEATH, back in 1972, at Brown University
3) An eight-page piece entitled: MARGERY's MEDIUM - This relates to the subject and according to the author, Manny Weltman loved it.
The BONUS of this offering is both the manuscript and photo have been Personally Signed by Norman Bigelow!! - $45.00(for everything)
REMEMBER, all photos are Thumbnails - click on the photo to bring up the LARGER photo.
3763-8777) HARRY HOUDINI, THE HANDCUFF KING - PRESENTED WITH LOVING CUP
This Full Page article published in the October 1901 issue of MAHATMA Magazine.
Houdini was in Essen, Germany when the Loving Cup was presented to him.
Presented during his farewell performance at the Colloseum Theatre.
The article goes on to describe the evening, Houdini's performance, the over crowding of the audience (for one last look at HOUDINI) - right down to describing specially manufactured handcuffs and leg irons for the Challenge, at the end of the evenings performance.
The Loving Cup was made of silver, stands 35 inches high, weighs 40 pounds, and is all inlaid with the 1900 issue of 3 and 5 Mark silver pieces.
There are over 600 marks, in money, in the cup alone.
GAD, does anybody know whatever happened to this Loving Cup?!!
When HOUDINI was only 27 years old, he was taking Europe by storm.
This article goes into great detail.
HOUDINI would stay overseas, from the summer of 1900, for the next five years, crisscrossing the countries - till he finally returned for engagements in the United States.
Piece has been double matted and shrink wrapped, with form core backing.
The first two photos, below, were taken with my digital camera. They're a little washed out, due to the shrink wrap covering. The third, from my scanner, shows a better quality photo.
Measures 12"x16" - a standard size, so you can buy a nice ready made frame -and- hang on your wall. -
$75.00
3764-7589) HOUDINIs Big Little Book of Magic
While the book shows the copyright date of 1927, Overstreet Comic Price Guide, in the first section, lists the actual publication as 1933.
Published by Whitman Publishing company of Racine, Wisconsin.
Copyrighted by Beatrice Houdini, executrix of the estate of Harry Houdini.
Book measures approx. 4"x4 3/8"
This is the HardBack edition and not the softbound CocoMalt or Arco Edition.
FASCINATING PUZZLES, TRICKS AND MYSTERIOUS STUNTS SELECTED BY HOUDINI THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAGICIAN
A complete book would have 295pages. If you count the blank pages and pictorial boards, 300pages.
As can be seen from the photos below, this particular book has seen quite some wear and tear.
The spine and back cover are missing - along with pages 1-20, 43-46, 95-98, 143-158.
I have seen this book sell anywhere from $50-100, in NearMint/Mint condition.
Due to the problems and considering 85+% of the book IS still present, we will price this oldie @
$7.50
3765-3188
) 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH OF BESS HOUDINI and EDWARD SAINT at a banquet table. Photo #1."Bailey - Mrs. Houdini - Saint" written in pencil on the backside.
Rubber stamped on backside:
Advertising Photography
By The Loomis Studio
707 East Broadway
Glendale Hotel Bldg.
Cltrus 27456 CHapman 52058
I couldn't identify any of the other attendee's of this banquet - maybe you can?!! -
$100.00Quick note from Bev
Bergeron, telling me the gentleman four over from Ed Saint,
on the far right hand side wearing glasses is Floyd Thayer.
Thanks, Bev!!
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3766-4207
) 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH OF BESS HOUDINI and EDWARD SAINT at a banquet table. Photo #2."Ed Saint" written in pencil on the backside.
Rubber stamped on backside:
Advertising Photography
By The Loomis Studio
707 East Broadway
Glendale Hotel Bldg.
Cltrus 27456 CHapman 52058
I couldn't identify any of the other attendee's of this banquet - maybe you can?!! - $100.00
Quick note from Bev
Bergeron, telling me the gentleman four over from Ed Saint,
on the far right hand side wearing glasses and arms crossed, is Floyd
Thayer. Thanks, Bev!!
(Buy both for the combined price of $175.00)
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