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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Six Houdini TLSs to Magician Alex De Vega. New York, 1922 – 25. Six TLSs from the famous escape artist to his fellow magician based in Glasgow who assisted with investigations into fraudulent spirit mediums; Houdini writes about his forthcoming work, A Magician Among the Spirits (in which De Vega appears), mentions family matters, (“You villain, you never told me that you had a baby. I must take off my hat, as you are a better production artist than I am." “How is your dear mother, your good wife, and your old self?"), thanking De Vega for sending clippings and magazines regarding magic and spiritualism (from Light, John Bull, and elsewhere), testimony before congress (“Was in Washington last week delivering a lecture on Spiritualism…"), De Vega's investigations of spiritualism in Crewe (“Will you please send me anything and everything you can in regard to spirit photography?" [underlined in ink by Houdini]), and other interesting matters, (“I may possibly sue the editor of Popular Radio and shall go to my solicitors regarding same." “…my new production “The Man from Beyond" will be exploited, the release date on or about August 1."). On Houdini's half-sheet letterhead bearing his 278 W. 113th Street address. With one original mailing cover. Two letters with the signatures clipped away by De Vega, the balance SIGNED in both pencil and pen by Houdini, with one missive INSCRIBED. A very good and significant group of Houdini letters.