A book standing on its edge with blue marbled paper in the covers and a leather bound spine.
A detail of a page of the book showing a magician on a chair. There is a bold purple ink stamp on the page which reads “HARRY HOUDINI COLLECTION.”
The closed book lying flat on a surface with it’s bottom edge facing the camera. The same stamp as the previous image is visible on the page edges.
The book opened displaying the front endpapers. There are three stamps, one the same as previously mentioned. The second says “THE MAGICIANS CLUB”. The final stamp says “Presented by….” After this last stamp the name Harry Houdini has been written in neat cursive writing.
Just bid farewell to this #magicbook once owned by #Houdini. Lasted 14 mins on the site before someone snapped it up! Most of these were stamped after HH’s death, but this one was presented by HH to his friend Will Goldston, probably in 1911, for The Magician’s Club library. #magichistory