A Strenuous Career: The Personal Challenge & Advertisement Scrapbook of Houdini by Dr. Bruce J. Averbook and David E. Haversat

Explore Harry Houdini’s career through pages from the scrapbook he assembled himself. A Strenuous Career: The Personal Challenge & Advertisement Scrapbook of Houdini by Dr. Bruce J. Averbook and David E. Haversat reproduces material documenting the challenges Houdini accepted and the advertisements used to draw audiences to his performances.

• Facsimile scrapbook pages: See the original arrangement of pages from Houdini’s working scrapbook.
• Career ephemera: Explore material related to escapes involving handcuffs, leg irons, straitjackets, crates, water-filled containers, and jail cells.
• Full-color edition: More than 160 large-format color pages let you examine the scrapbook’s details.
• Hardbound with slipcase: The 9" x 12" volume comes presented in an elegant slipcase.
• Limited edition: This edition is limited to 300 copies.

For magic enthusiasts and Houdini readers, this volume offers a close look at the challenges and publicity that shaped his public career. Turn its pages for a vivid view of Houdini’s world, preserved through material he collected himself.