Houdini Bundle #3

Introducing the Bicycle Harry Houdini Playing Cards by Collectible Playing Cards. This deck is a must-have for both magic enthusiasts and playing card collectors. Printed by USPCC on classic stock traditional cut with an air-cushion finish, ensuring a smooth and durable playing experience. The original hand-drawn art adds a touch of elegance and mystery to this deck. But what sets this deck apart are the 6 gaff cards and 2 reveals included. These gaff cards allow you to perform amazing illusions and tricks. The King of Cards gaff card can be used to magically change the front of the tuck case and reveal card. The back card - opening lock gaff card allows you to perform the illusion of locks opening or closing. And with the Joker gaff cards, you can even perform Houdini's famous escape from chains. Don't miss out on adding this unique and stylish deck to your collection. Get your Bicycle Harry Houdini Playing Cards today!

This comprehensive book offers an in-depth exploration of the life and legacy of Harry Houdini, the legendary magician and escape artist. It is filled with fascinating facts, engaging stories, and intriguing anecdotes, making it an essential read for anyone interested in magic, history, or the performing arts. The book invites readers to discover Houdini's extraordinary career, groundbreaking illusions, and the secrets behind his most daring escapes. Whether you are a magician in training, a history enthusiast, or simply a fan of the theatrical arts, this book provides a captivating journey through the mind of one of the most remarkable performers of all time, leaving you both informed and entertained. To commemorate Houdini's 150th birthday anniversary, Joe Hernandez, an accomplished magician and devoted Houdini enthusiast brings the man behind the magic to life. His passion and expertise shine through on every page, promising to entertain while providing a deeper understanding of one of the greatest performers ever. This compendium is not just a collection of trivia but a captivating exploration of mastery, determination, and the relentless pursuit of the extraordinary. The book promises to entertain and inform with each page, leaving you excited to explore its content with over 208 photographs.

• Paperback
• 359 pages

In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, “The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American,” provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier’s life. Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success. Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Tracking the restless Houdini’s wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley tells the story of a mystifying man’s astonishing career.

• 232 pages
• Hardcover

World-famous illusionist, master deluder, showman; Harry Houdini (alias of Ehrich Weiss) is one of the most legendary figures of the modern stage, and probably the most controversial and misunderstood magician of all times. So fantastic were his tricks that many thought him to be supernatural, a mystic and an amazing spiritualist. Exposing his closely kept professional secrets, and revealing in general terms the whole art of stage magic, this book is now considered a classic study of Houdini's strange deceptions. J.C. Cannell, professional magician, friend and colleague of Houdini in The Magician's Club, was the first to explain rationally how Houdini achieved his tricks. These include the famous challenges to death, escapes from bank vaults and from a Russian prison vanlined with zinc, walking through brick walls, escapes from crates under waters, disappearing ladies, women floating in mid-air, vanishing elephants, ghostly manifestations, seances, card tricks, rope tricks, mind reading, spirit messages and miracles. All of these and much more discussed in clear, simple language and for better understanding, the author has included numerous line drawing of Houdini's ingenious escape devices, with diagrams of the more complicated tricks. Twenty-four new photographs have been added to the twenty-three in the original edition, illustrating scenes from the magician's life as well as his performances. When this book was originally published shortly after Houdini's death in 1926, it caused such a controversy that many people simply refused to believe the author. Yet, if you are interested in magic, the stage or the fabulous life of Harry Houdini, you are certain to find this book a fascinating experience. Perhaps the only way to really understand Houdin is is to tread this book and judge for yourself. Don't be surprised if the author keeps you glued to each page as you follow step-by-step some of the most incredible stunts of the century! Pages 279 - Softbound, Illustrated