Houdini on Magic An introduction by Campbell Dodgson

An introduction by Campbell Dodgson and a 34-page textual guide to the plates by Dr

mordant gilding

16th-century

" Far from an ordinary document of records and dates

plus 6 action studies (each consisting of about 30 photographs) from Muybridge

Houdini on Magic An introduction by Campbell DodgsonHarry Houdinis fame is secure as the greatest magician of modern times. Many of his fabulous escapes, indeed, now sound more like legend than history, yet they really happened. He permitted himself to be thrown, manacled, into the Hudson River; to be nailed into packing cases and lowered into the ocean; to be suspended by the ankles, strait jacketed, hundreds of feet above the ground and in every case escaped easily. This book is Houdinis own account