HOUDINI, Harry (1874-1926). The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: The Publishers Printing Co., 1908. 8°. Half tone frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrations (some light staining, lacking some index leaves, tissue guard glued to edges of frontispiece which has been inverted). Original tan pictorial cloth (inner hinges weak, a little dampstained, lightly rubbed). Provenance: Ernest E. Noakes (magician's bookplate); Paul D. Allen (signature on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "To Ernest E. Noakes with compliments of the author Harry Houdini Feb 22 - 1908."