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[HOUDINI IMITATOR] CLEMPERT, John (1878 – 1940). Clempert’s...

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[HOUDINI IMITATOR] CLEMPERT, John (1878 – 1940). Clempert’s...

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[HOUDINI IMITATOR] CLEMPERT, John (1878 – 1940). Clempert’s Thrilling Adventures. Birmingham: Moody Brothers, ca. 1910. Three-sheet color lithograph featuring many vignettes of the death-defying stunts modeled on the challenge escapes and outdoor bridge-dives of Houdini. With a central bust portrait of the magician surrounded by text, and including both the Stars and Stripes and Union Jack on the same flagpole. In addition to the escapes, Clempert is pictured in a wrestling arena. 85 1/2 x 39". Linen backed. Restoration at old sheet breaks and to small losses; B. SCARCE; the first we have offered.