James William Elliot befriended Houdini while attending college in Boston. Harry Houdini wrote of his first interaction with magician James Elliot, that Elliot handled cards “with the dexterity that can only be acquired by a passionate love of magic and years of training.”ĭr. In addition to his act, Houdini appeared before the Washington Federation of Churches to make a presentation on his findings on fortune tellers and fraudulent mediums on Tuesday, January 19, 1926, the day before signing this copy of the book. It was during this week that he signed the Elliot book. at the Shubert-Belasco Theater for a week of magical stage performances commencing on January 18, 1926.
Houdini’s signature and inscription is dated January 20, 1926, just ten months before his tragic death on Halloween of 1926. James Elliott’s work is collectible book on magic as it holds the secrets to over 100 magic tricks, edited by Harry Houdini after Elliott’s death.
Published in New York: Adams Press, 1923.ĭr. We sold this first edition (1923) copy of “Elliott’s Last Legacy Card Tricks: Secrets of the King of All Kard Kings”, signed and dated by Harry Houdini, for $880.
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