Signed book: The Unmasking of Robert Houdin. Later printing. NY: The Publishers Printing Company, 1908. Hardcover, 6 x 8.25, 319 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To F. W. Klages, with compliments of the author Harry Handcuff Houdini, Sept 24—1917,” with one “H” being used for all three words in signature. Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) was the preeminent magician of the nineteenth century and is considered the father of the modern style of magic. As a youth, Houdini idolized Houdin, and indeed styled his stage name to reference the magician. However, as his expertise in illusion grew, Houdini became disillusioned with the former idol and wrote this scathing critique of Houdin’s routines. Book description: VG+/None. Brown cloth-covered boards; light wear to edges with few tiny tears in cloth; minor soiling to textblock edges; minor yellowing. In protective plastic cover. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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