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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LA CHAPELLE, Jean-Baptiste de (1710-1792). Il Ventriloquo o L?ingastrimita. Venice: Antonio Pezzana, 1786. 8vo. Printer?s device with fleur-de-lis, head and tail pieces. Contemporary imitation Spanish calf with raised bands, gilt scrollwork and flowers in compartments, painted endpapers, marbled edges (rubbing). Jean-Baptiste de La Chapelle was a French priest, mathematician, and inventor. A contributor of nearly 300 articles on mathematics and geometry, La Chapelle was also famous for inventing a primitive version of the modern diving suit.