Houdini: A Magician Among The Spirits
by Harry Houdini
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0405028016
- ISBN 13
- 9780405028014
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Arno Press, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Hardcover in red cloth lettered in black. 294 pp. with index. Illustrated with photos. Fine in dust jacket with wear a the extemities and a closed crinkled tear upper left front panel. Facsimile reissue of the scarce original first publication of 1924. Harry Houdini was the bane of spiritualism and its practice in his day and here presents in great detail the results of his research into spiritualists, mediums, seances, spirit manifestations, etc. , unmasking sophisticated charlatans who victimized curiosity seekers and sincere belivers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E27175
- Title
- Houdini: A Magician Among The Spirits
- Author
- Harry Houdini
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0405028016
- ISBN 13
- 9780405028014
- Publisher
- Arno Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- magic, spiritualism, seance, ectoplasm, fakes,
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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