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Book/Printed Material Memoirs of Robert-Houdin : ambassador, author, and conjurer

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Title

  • Memoirs of Robert-Houdin : ambassador, author, and conjurer

Names

  • Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, 1805-1871.
  • Mackenzie, R. Shelton (Robert Shelton), 1809-1880.
  • Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Geo. G. Evans, 1859.

Headings

  • -  Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène,--1805-1871
  • -  Magicians--France--Biography

Notes

  • -  Includes index.
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-06-27 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 445 p. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1545.R7 A4
  • GV1545.R7 A4 Copy 4 With inscription on t.p.: Prop. Houdini. Leand [sic] only to Goldin.
  • GV1545.R7 A4 Copy 5 Extra-illustrated copy, with photographs of Robert-Houdin's tomb, various obituaries, clippings, a performance handbill from 1848, etc., mostly tipped in, although a few are laid in. Ms. annotations in the hand of Houdini throughout and extensive notes on blanks at end. Autographed by Houdini on added free front-endpaper.
  • GV1545.R7 A4 Copy 6 Imperfect: wanting t.p. Autograph of Houdini. Photographic reproduction of a 2 leaf letter, signed Robert Houdin, dated 28 Apr. 1860, laid in.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 16020219

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, R. Shelton Mackenzie, and Harry Houdini Collection. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin: ambassador, author, and conjurer. Philadelphia: Geo. G. Evans, 1859. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/16020219/.

APA citation style:

Robert-Houdin, J., Mackenzie, R. S. & Harry Houdini Collection. (1859) Memoirs of Robert-Houdin: ambassador, author, and conjurer. Philadelphia: Geo. G. Evans. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/16020219/.

MLA citation style:

Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, R. Shelton Mackenzie, and Harry Houdini Collection. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin: ambassador, author, and conjurer. Philadelphia: Geo. G. Evans, 1859. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/16020219/>.