Houdini Harry Signed (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Bound in brown cloth with black and white decoration and lettering on the cover. Faded white lettering on the spine. Corners lightly bumped and crown of spine a bit curled, but overall quite good condition. Binding and text block both in good tight condition. Front free endpaper is signed Harry Houdini, and underlined. Houdini's signature is frustratingly variable -- The facsimile printed in this very volume has H's without any curls at all -- but examples on most of the authentication sites show pronounced loops and cramped overlaps. The version in this book is in blue ink, fluidly done and with H's very much in keeping with his most commonly seen autographs on letters and photographs. Title page dated 1908. Copyright page dated 1906, 1907 and 1908. Frontispiece portrait of Houdini, with reproduction of his signature beneath. Tissue guard complete, with a couple faint spots of foxing. 319 pages. Illustrated throughout. Inside back cover has a rough spot about 2.5 inches across where a sticker was removed (or something like that). Two similar spots on the rear endpaper, and a third on the back side of the final page of text. Houdini was at the height of his international fame when he published this book. It went through several editions and (whether it was accurate or not) increased his popularity and attracted more attention to his traveling show. Please email with questions or to request additional photos. Signed by Author(s).…