Houdini, The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist

Houdini’s 1922 Biographical Booklet

Facsimile scanned from the original
Originally published 1922
Houdini biographical essay
35 photos of Houdini
Sketches and diagrams of Houdini’s escapes
Newspaper clippings and publicity challenges
Tales of jail escapes
Photos of Houdini’s movie roles
Over a dozen classic Houdini P.R. stories

68 pp.
Hardbound (casebound)
6.25 x 9.25 in.
Gorgeous glossy cover
High-quality satin-finish paper

Houdini’s biographical pitch book sold so many souvenir copies to theater audiences that it was reprinted numerous times over the decades throughout his career. Our facsimile features the 1922 edition with a smiling Houdini on its orange cover.

The booklet includes a lengthy biographical essay and dozens of photos of Houdini, his escape feats, and his film career, plus news clippings and challenges. You’ll also read the contemporary eyewitness reports of some of Houdini’s most famous stunts, like shuffling prisoners around during his Boston Tombs prison escape.

Our facsimile reproduces the 1922 first edition from the Karr Collection. Like our other reprints, we haven’t re-typeset the text, so you can see the actual original pages.

Note: You can also purchase this book with some of our other Houdini-related works and save. See: The Houdini World Bundle