THE LIFE AND MANY DEATHs OF HARRY HOUDINI by Ruth Brandon (Signed TEN Times!!)

Description: THE LIFE AND MANY DEATHs OF HARRY HOUDINI by Ruth Brandon SIGNED TEN TIMEs!! British Edition. Copyright 1993. HardBound with DustJacket. Published by Secker and Warburg in London. 338 pages. On the free end page is a sticker label with Ruth Brandon's signature. I purchased this book from Frank Koval, who brought it over from England. Later, Frank had Ms. Brandon sign the sticker and then Frank mailed this to me separately. The "Acknowledgements" page is signed by the following: Frank Dailey Frank Koval Jay Marshall Morris N. Young, MD Elaine Lund Sidney H. Radner Charles Reynolds Eddie Dawes Patrick Culliton Besides the usual items found in Houdini Biographies, Ruth Brandon explains, in detail, the secrets of Houdini’s most celebrated escapes, but, more importantly, she asks, "What was Houdini really trying to escape from?". Searching for the answer, she reveals a man far more extraordinary than any audience could have imagined. As the books states: Ruth Brandon reveals much that is new - including how Houdini invented a phantom son and wrote daily long letters to his wife, Bess. Also, the first full description of Houdini’s fabled death; and fresh material on the early life of Margery, the Medium who played such a significant role in Houdini’s life. Chapters include: The Manacled Diver - Rabbits from a Hat - Metamorphosis - Aaron’s Rod - Two Ladies - Freaks - Handcuff King - With One Bound He Was Free - The Disappearing Fathers Trick - All in the Mind - The Death and Resurrection Show - The Lady Vanishes - Film Star - Merlin’s Cave - Magician Among the Spirits - Margery - Inside the Coffin - Houdini Lives! 55 photos, some of which you wouldn’t normally see in a Houdini biography. Book measures approx. 6 1/2"x9 1/2"

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