Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. The Light and Heavy

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin. Philadelphia: Geo. G. Evans, 1859. Publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. 8vo. General light wear and scuffing on cover, many pages wi

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. Card-Sharping Exposed. London: George Routledge, (1882). FIRST EDITION. Original light blue pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, red, and black, floral endpapers. Illustrated.

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First English Edition. Two volumes in matching dark blue publisher's cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. 8vo. Spines

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene (trans. Professor Hoffmann). The Card Sharper Detected and Exposed. London: George Routledge, 1882. Publishers pictorial blue cloth stamped in red, black and gilt. Floral en

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. The Tricks of the Greeks Unveiled. New York: John Lovell, 1882. Publisher’s cloth decoratively stamped in black and gilt. Illustrated with line drawings. 8vo. Minor scuff

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene (trans. Professor Hoffmann). The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1878. Dark red pictorial cloth, stamped gilt and black. Frontispiece with

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene (trans. Professor Hoffmann). The Card Sharper Detected and Exposed. London: George Routledge, 1882. Publisher’s pictorial cloth stamped in red, black and gold. Floral ends

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Card-Sharpers: Their Tricks Exposed. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1903. Green cloth lettered in gilt on front. Publisher’s decorative endsheets. 8vo. 201pp + 4pp advts. L

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Card-Sharpers: Their Tricks Exposed, or The Art of Always Winning. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1902. Trans. William J. Jilliar. Publisher’s red pictorial cloth. Illustra

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. L’Art De Gagner A Tous Les Jeux. Paris: Calmann Levy, 1879. Nineteenth century green quarter leather, the raised spine stamped and lettered in gilt. Marbled sides and end

ROBERT-HOUDIN, JEAN-EUGENE (1805-1871). CONFIDENCES ET REVELATIONS. Paris: A. Dalahays, 1868. 8vo. Frontispiece with illustrations of Robert-Houdin’s most amazing feats with an optical illusion

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene (trans. Professor Hoffmann). The Secrets of Stage Conjuring. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1881. Vibrant maroon pictorial cloth, stamped in black and gold. Portrait fro

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Tricheries Dec Grecs. Paris: J. Hetzel, 1863. Publisher's decorative printed wraps. Illustrated title page, other figures and drawings. 8vo. Front wrapper detached, spine d

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Four Pulp Books on Card-Sharping. Including The Sharper: Detected and Exposed (London: Chapman and Hall, 1863; significant foxing and chipping on spine), The Tricks of the

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Card Sharpers: Their Tricks Exposed. London: Spencer Blackett, 1891. Pictorial green cloth. Illustrated with figures. 8vo. Spine darkened, with some soiling and rubbing to

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Soirees Fantastiques Tour Handbill. Paris: Michelet, ca. 1860. Lithograph on fine, nearly translucent paper. Robert-Houdin listed as both founder and director. Finely illus

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. Les Tricheries Des Grecs Devoilees. Professor Hoffmann’s Copy. Paris: J. Hetzel, 1863. Contemporary half buckram, marbled sides. Signed by Professor Hoffmann und

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. The Sharper Detected and Exposed. London: Chapman and Hall, 1863. First English edition. Maroon embossed cloth, spine gilt stamped. Illustrated. 8vo. 268pp. Sturdily b

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. Robert Houdin, the Great Wizard. Philadelphia: Charles Desilver & Sons, 1859. Brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt (misspelling “Houden” on spine). 8vo.

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Magie et Physique Amusante. Paris: Calmann Levy, 1892. Full red leather with Parisian coat of arms gilt-stamped on cover, gilt title on banded spine, all edges red, marbled

[Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene] La Malle des Indes. Paris and London, ca. 1870. Lithographed sheet music by Georges Lamothe, dedicated “to my friends Robert-Houdin and Brunnet.” The cover depicts a b

Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugene. Lot of Four Volumes By or About Robert-Houdin. Including Memoirs (Philadelphia: George G. Evans, 1859; first American edition; Toole Stott 605; backstrip torn and frayed);

Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. The Tricks of the Greeks Unveiled. New York: J.W. Lovell Co., ca. 1880. Lovell’s Library edition. Pictorial wraps. Illustrated. 12mo. Wraps worn and chipped at e

After Jean EugŽne Robert-Houdin. Glass Column Mystery Clock. Recreation of the famous French magicianÕs second series (or ÒdoubleÓ) mystery clock, without a visible or traditional connection betwe