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Book/Printed Material [Manuscript scrapbook of magic tricks],

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Title

  • [Manuscript scrapbook of magic tricks],

Summary

  • Scrapbook chiefly of manuscript magic trick instructions, many of which are multi-paged and attached to a single scrapbook page. There are a few mimeographed ms. and typescripts; and several clippings from magic supplies catalogs, often heavily annotated by the author. Some additions and annotations by Houdini. Indexed by type of trick. Includes an ALS from Plate to Harry Houdini, 25 May 1917, giving Houdini the scrapbook. Laid in is a pencil sketch of a pillory apparatus, probably by Houdini and typescript notes, dated 14 Mar. 1902, "Hofzinzer's tricks, as explained to Houdini by Herr von O. Ficher [i.e.,Ottokar Fischer), Vienna, Austria."

Names

  • Plate, Adrian
  • Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
  • Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)

Headings

  • -  Plate, Adrian--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc
  • -  Houdini, Harry,--1874-1926--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc
  • -  Magic tricks
  • -  Tricks

Genre

  • Scrapbooks--United States

Notes

  • -  Author was a Dutch-born magician who emigrated to the U.S. in 1877, best known for his mental magic. Co-authored Magicians' tricks (1910).
  • -  Bequest: Estate of Harry Houdini, April 1927.
  • -  Scrapbook pages are quite brittle. he04 2010-11-23

Medium

  • 1 v. (ca. 250 p.) : ill., ports. ; 31 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Houdini scrapbook 36

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010713028

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Plate, Adrian, Harry Houdini, and Harry Houdini Collection. Manuscript Scrapbook of Magic Tricks. 1902. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010713028/.

APA citation style:

Plate, A., Houdini, H. & Harry Houdini Collection. (1902) Manuscript Scrapbook of Magic Tricks. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010713028/.

MLA citation style:

Plate, Adrian, Harry Houdini, and Harry Houdini Collection. Manuscript Scrapbook of Magic Tricks. 1902. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010713028/>.