The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini
by Brandon, Ruth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679424377
- ISBN 13
- 9780679424376
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($25.00), bumped at the edges. Quarter red buckram with orange paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Brandon's work that explains Houdini's famous escapes but also explains his various obsessions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4777
- Title
- The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini
- Author
- Brandon, Ruth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679424377
- ISBN 13
- 9780679424376
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Magic, Illusions, Illustionists, Magicians, Escape Artist
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Fine
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