Harry Houdini : The Legend of the World's Greatest Escape Artist
by Weaver, Janice
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1419700146
- ISBN 13
- 9781419700149
- Seller
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Port Neches, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Abrams. New. This illustrated biography of Harry Houdini combines original artwork and archival artifacts including photographs, playbills and posters, letters, and even some of Houdini's own stage props to bring the story of the world's greatest escape artist to life. <br />Readers will learn all about Houdini's unique rags-to-riches story, from his birth in a Hungarian ghetto to his death from a ruptured appendix at age fifty-two. The book details his career as an escape artist and explains how he evolved into the "King of Handcuffs" on the vaudeville circuit and became an international star as his escape attempts reached ever more elaborate and dangerous heights. Filled with little-known facts, this is the perfect book for readers interested in magic and the history of Houdini. <br />The book includes a bibliography and index. . 2011. HARDCOVER.
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- Bookseller
- Galveston Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9781419700149
- Title
- Harry Houdini : The Legend of the World's Greatest Escape Artist
- Author
- Weaver, Janice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1419700146
- ISBN 13
- 9781419700149
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Date Published
- 2011
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Galveston Books
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Port Neches, Texas
About Galveston Books
Fleur Fine Books carries a wide range of books including a very large selection of Science Fiction & Fantasy, we are constantly adding to our Texana section, we carry many signed editions, including signed limited editions and books signed in our store during author visits.
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