THE JEWISH 100 WITH HOUDINI
TITLE: The Jewish 100
AUTHOR: Michael Shapiro
EDITION / YEAR: 1995
BINDING / PAGES: Hardbound with dust jacket – 387 pages
CONDITION: Very Fine
NOTES: The book ranks the top 100 influential Jews of all time. Our boy chimes in at #88.
THE YOUNG HARRY HOUDINI IN APPLETON
TITLE: The Young Harry Houdini in Appleton
AUTHOR: Leland Ester
EDITION / YEAR: First Edition – 1985
BINDING / PAGES: Softcover – 18 pages with photo illustrations
CONDITION: Fine – Light crease on cover
NOTES: Seldom encountered booklet from Houdini’s hometown.
THE GREAT HOUDINI: DARING ESCAPE ARTIST
TITLE: The Great Houdini: Daring Escape Artist
AUTHOR: Louis Sabin
EDITION / YEAR: 1990 - First Edition
BINDING / PAGES: Softbound – 48 pages with illustrations
CONDITION: Very Fine
NOTES: Children’s book for your working Houdini library.
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE HOUDINI BIRTHRIGHT
TITLE: Sherlock Holmes and The Houdini Birthright
AUTHOR: Val Andrews
EDITION / YEAR: 1997 – Great Britain
BINDING / PAGES: Softbound – 160 pages
CONDITION: Like-New
NOTES: The game is afoot. This time with Sherlock Holmes and Harry Houdini on the case.
HOUDINI: MASTER OF ESCAPE
TITLE: Houdini: Master of Escape
AUTHOR: Michael Teitelbaum
EDITION / YEAR: No Date
BINDING / PAGES: Softbound – 16 pages
CONDITION: Fine – Previous owner’s name blacked out
NOTES: School book used for reading lesson. The cover has a nice image, but doesn’t scan well.
A MAGICIAN AMONG THE SPIRITS
TITLE: A Magician Among The Spirits
AUTHOR: Harry Houdini
EDITION / YEAR: 2002
BINDING / PAGES: Softbound – 294 pages with illustrations
CONDITION: Very Fine
NOTES: Houdini’s final book, this one about exposing spiritualism. A classic Houdini title.
CONJURERS' MONTHLY SET - RARE VARIATION
Please do not confuse this set with the other set listed below. This set is a rare variation. The original run of this set, of which this is one, has the author’s name, volumes and publisher’s names printed in red. The one being offered here has those items printed in gold lettering. This variation lie undetected for almost 20 years, until I came across it. I even talked to the publisher and he never heard about the variation and he knows his magic books. Please take a look at the regular set below to get a better idea of the set. You can really see the difference by looking at the red foil cover and compare it to the foil on the spine.
The set was a limited edition of just 500 sets. I would surmise that there are probably only 10 of these variant sets extant. What most likely happened is that the printer ran-out of red foil and substituted the gold foil for a few sets to finish the job. That’s just my theory.
If you have an advanced Houdini or magic library, this set might be for you. If you like to own the different variations of Houdini or magic books, this is it.
Conjurers’ Monthly Magazine by Harry Houdini. This is a limited edition with two volume boxed set . Volume One contains issues September 1906 to August 1907. Volume Two contains issues September 1907 to August 1908. This First Edition printing was limited to just 500 copies. The condition is like-new, it is still shrink-wrapped since 1991. Please click on the book for more images. Of interest to any magic historian or Houdini collector. This set should be in all advanced magic collections.
CONJURERS' MONTHLY SET LONG OUT OF PRINT
Conjurers’ Monthly Magazine by Harry Houdini. This is a limited edition with two volume boxed set . Volume One contains issues September 1906 to August 1907. Volume Two contains issues September 1907 to August 1908. This First Edition printing was limited to just 500 copies. The condition is like-new, it is still shrink-wrapped since 1991. Please click on the book for more images. Of interest to any magic historian or Houdini collector. This set should be in all advanced magic collections.
I, HOUDINI
TITLE: I, Houdini
AUTHOR: Lynne Banks
EDITION / YEAR: 1989
BINDING / PAGES: Soft bound – 127 pages
CONDITION: Fine
NOTES: If you have-to-have everything Houdini related, here’s another one for your collection.
THE HOUDINI BOX
TITLE: The Houdini Box
AUTHOR: Brian Selznick
EDITION / YEAR: 1991
BINDING / PAGES: Hard bound with dust jacket
CONDITION: Very Fine – Please click on the book for more details.
NOTES: Of interest to Houdini collector or magic bibliophile.
THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI CD SET
The Secret Life Of Houdini – 2006 – This is the 5 CD audio version of the book and is still sealed. Please see image. The set is about 6 hours long in duration. The list price is $29.95. The HoudiniHimself.Com price is $9.95. Please click on the image. Of interest to the Houdini collector and the magic historian. A nice addition to your magic collection.
THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI
The Secret Life Of Houdini – 2006 – The book is hard bound with dust jacket. Please click on the image. It has 592 pages with many photo illustrations. Condition: New – Original price was $29.95. The HoudiniHimself.Com price is just $10.00. Of definite interest to the Houdini collector and a must have for the magic bibliophile. A nice addition to your magic library.
SIGNED HOUDINI BOOK + CD SET
HOUDINI’S STRANGE TALES by Patrick Culliton – Great author, Great guy.
This is an out of print, over-sized soft bound book. It has 96 pages with photos. Signed by the author. Condition is like-new. A must for your Houdini collection.
Also included is the CD for this set. Cd is still sealed. The CD contains four stories by Houdini. The stories are performed like they would have been on the radio. A nice set for the Houdini collector or magic historian. Please click on the image to see both items. The book has a nice cover, but it scans poorly.
PAPER MAGIC WITH DUST JACKET OUT OF PRINT
Harry Houdini – HOUDINI’S PAPER MAGIC – 2007 – Out of print – Hard bound with dust jacket – 206 pages with illustrations – Condition: new – Please click on the image for a better view of the book. This is a very well produced reprint of the classic 1922 edition and now out of print. – A nice addition to your Houdini and/or Magic library.
PSYCHIC BOOK WITH HOUDINI, HOUDIN AND MANY MORE
Anonymous – PSYCHIC POWERS – 1987 (?) – 160 oversized pages with many illustrations – Pictorial hard cover – Condition: Fine -– With a section with photos or mentions of Houdini, Houdin, Dunninger, Kuda Bux and many more. This would be of interest to the Houdini, magic historian or magic bibliophile. Please click on the image for a better view of one pages in the magic related section of the book.
HOUDINI: THE HANDCUFF KING
HOUDINI: THE HANDCUFF KING – J. Lutes & N. Bertozzi – 2007 – First Edition – Hardbound with dust jacket – 85 pages – Condition: New – One of the latest Houdini titles out – Originally sold at $17.00, Now $9.95 for Houdini Himself customers. Please click on the image for a better view of the item.
HOUDINI’S VANISHING ELEPHANT ILLUSION BOOK
NOTES ON HOUDINI’S VANISHING ELEPHANT ILLUSION – Patrick Culliton – Signed on the cover by the author. Condition is very fine. Spiral bound with 30 pages with many photos. If you want the inside dope on this Houdini Illusion, this is it. A must for the Houdini collector, as any Culliton book is. Please click on image for a better view of the item.
