HARRY HOUDINI, 1913

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A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
HARRY HOUDINI, 1913
HOUDINI, Harry (born Erik WEISZ, 1874-1926). Photograph signed ("Harry Houdini"), [Nottingham?] 13 May 1913.
Silver gelatin print, 91 x 75mm, inscribed in pencil adding "best wishes" and the date, mounted to a sheet formerly part of an autograph album (a few small abrasions). The verso bearing an inscription by Cecil LYLE (1889-1955): ("Best wishes the Great Lyle Cavalcade of Mystery") n.p., n.d.

Provenance

Max Rambod Rare Books, 30 June 2004, lot 479

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Lot Essay

A bust portrait of Houdini signed during one of his many tours of the United Kingdom.

Houdini had recently appeared in Nottingham at the Empire theatre on the week of 5 May billed as "THE WORLD-FAMOUS SELF LIBERATOR." (Evening Post, Nottingham, 10 May 1913, p.4).

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