Death and the Magician - The Mystery of Houdini by Raymund Fitzsimons

Description: "Death and the Magician - The Mystery of Houdini" by Raymund Fitzsimons - 1st EDITION Softcover (5-3/8" x 8-1/2") - Published in 1980 by Atheneum - 194 pages (with 8 pages of great black & white photos) - Very good condition. This insightful portrait of one of the world's greatest, and most mystifying magicians traces Houdini's rise to worldwide fame and explores his fascination with the occult and his obsession with death. There was, throughout Houdini's career, a fascination with death as one inescapable bond. No man risked death so daringly; no man was so pursued by its shadow. He exposed mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead yet prayed that one would be genuine. Death and the Magician reveals the secrets of some of Houdini's most puzzling tricks, and includes an extensive, annotated bibliography that reviews all the important literature on the man and his magic. There is a very light crease on the cover going up from the bottom edge through the orange oval (much too light to be visible in the scan) and a light reading crease on the spine (the spine is still square), but this book is still in very nice condition. No collection of books on magicians and escape artists is complete without this one. Check out the scan for the great artwork on the cover. You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is long out of print! All previous buyers of my books on magicians and escape artists have been completely satisfied. I have others available; please check my listings. The book will be sent via Media mail shipping in the USA. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item or lot, please request an invoice for the appropriate combined shipping discount. See my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 2-20-24 -- 10.2

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