About this title: The legendary magician and illusionist Harry Houdini turns a critical eye to the astonishing claims of those in his own profession. Using personal research and observations, Houdini reveals the cunning techniques employed by fire-eaters, sword swallowers, and other masters of deception to mystify and amaze audiences around the world. This classic ...
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Description: Good. 1993-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date Published: 1993-03
ISBN-13:9780879758172ISBN:0879758171
Description: Good. Tight and bright, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, cover crease and curl, hinges reinforced with tape, an ex-library copy with usual library markings and a laminated cover. read more
Description: 1981, 1st Prometheus Books edition, fine condition, with a near fine dust jacket, two small closed tears to dust jacket edge, and one minor chip to rear edge of dust jacket, one small chip to lower edge of dust jacket, published by Prometheus Books, Buffalo, 240 pages. Harry Houdini has written the first inside and authentic account of the Carnival Sideshow Faker and Mountebank with an expose of the modus operandi of the Fire Eaters, Sword Swallowers, Strong Men, Poison Eaters, Heat Resisters, ... read more
Description: 1929, 1st edition, 2nd printing, very good+ condition, with a facsimile color dust jacket, published by E.P. Dutton & Company, New York, 240 pages. Houdini, has written the first inside and authentic account of the Carnival Sideshow Fakir, and Mountebank, with an expose of the modus operandi of Fire Eaters, Sword Swallowers, Strong Men, Poison Eaters, Heat Resisters, etc. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, the frontispiece is a photograph of Harry Houdini. Christopher vol.2 #1436. Price ... read more
Description: 1920, 1st edition, 1st state, good+ condition, prior owners neat signature and date on front free endpaper, wear to extremities of binding, interior pages in very good condition, with a facsimile color dust jacket, published by E.P. Dutton & Company, New York, 240 pages. Harry Houdini has written the first inside and authentic account of the Carnival Sideshow Faker, and Mountebank, with an expose of the modus operandi of Fire Eaters, Sword Swallowers, Strong Men, Poison Eaters, Heat Resisters, ... read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: , red cloth with gilt titles on spine and front cover
Publisher: Published by E.P. Dutton, , New York
Date Published: , 1929
Description: , spine slightly faded, some rubbing at corners, particularly head and tail of spine, some light foxing on end papers, fore-edge untrimmed, otherwise book in very good condition in , no dustwrapper jacket. Hardback. 240 pages, illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings and a black and white portrait frontispiece of the author. Octavo. read more
Edition: As
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, NY
Date Published: 1920
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Printing, February 1929. Red cloth cover with gold titling. Front cover titling clean and crisp, spine has slight fading from sunning, but barely noticeable if front cover wasn't so clean and bright. Signature in ink on front pastedown. Text block signatures beginning to loosen at spots, but in no real danger of separating. A rare and exceptional copy of a book from the latter part of Houdini's life where his primary concern was the disproving of mediums and ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton, New Haven
Date Published: 1920
Description: Good. 8vo. Edges darkened, spine edges slightly frayed, owner's name on front pastedown, front board bumped at top edge, some underlining in pencil. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Full Cloth
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co, New York
Date Published: 1920
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION. Full light brown cloth with black lettering on front cover & spine. The book is in excellent condition except that is is slightly soiled from handling with light shelfwear to corners and spine. Previous owner's name on front free endpage in ink. Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874--October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian/American magician, escapologist, stunt performer as well as an investigator of spiritualists. In the 1920s, after the ... read more
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