Set Reminder2022-05-21 12:00:002022-05-21 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/houdiniana-magic-memorabilia-21949 Our May magic sale features Houdiniana that has never before come to market. From the earliest known photograph of Houdini and Hardeen performing a magic trick, to Houdini family heirlooms, scrapbooks, and more, this offering is one not to be missed.
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[HERRMANN] Timayenis, T.T. A History of the Art of Magic, With a Sketch of the Life of A. Herrmann. New York: Press of J.J. Little, 1887. Color lithographed wrappers with a portrait of Herrmann. Engraved frontispiece of Adelaide Herrmann. Illustrations. 8vo. 135 pp. Ex libris John Henry Grossman. Covers nearly detached, spine chipped. Published after Herrmann?s unexpected death in 1896, this book was rewritten, re-typeset, and reprinted years later with additional information about his nephew Leon. This is the first example with the J.J. Little imprint (and lacking terminal ad leaves) we have encountered.