This PREMIUM EDITION of Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909, comes in a beautiful bonded leather slipcase and is limited to 250 numbered copies. Each book is SIGNED by author John Cox and legendary illusionist DAVID COPPERFIELD. 

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Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909 captures the dynamic early years of Houdini's breakout fame across Europe and America. Featuring details of every known engagement in every country where he performed, this volume also provides in-depth examinations of the defining events of the decade:

The Cologne Trials
The Hodgson Challenge
The Mirror Handcuff Challenge
The Siberian Transport Prison Van
The Washington, D.C. Jail Break
The Belle Isle Bridge Jump
Houdini’s First Films
Early Aviation

Features over 600 rare photos and artifacts from the world's largest magic collections, many never before published. Also includes a quick-reference Chronology, a Selected Bibliography, a complete set of Source Notes, and a full index.

Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909 is an official presentation of David Copperfield's International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts and VOLUME ONE of The Ultimate Houdini Chronology, the most complete and accurate accounting of Houdini's life and career ever published.

Foreword by David Copperfield

Premium Edition
Limited to 250 numbered copies.
• Bonded Leather slipcase with debossed gold lettering.
• Signed by David Copperfield and author John Cox.
• Protective custom mailing carton.
• Special Thank You postcard.

Hardcover
8.5 × 11 × 2 inches
656 pages printed in full color.
Over 600 photographs, many never before published.
Publisher: Wild About Harry Press
Release date: Late 2026
ISBN 979-8-234-11242-2

Available exclusively from Wild About Harry Press and Mike Caveney's Magic Words.

What the experts say:
“This isn’t just the ultimate chronology; it’s an ultimate biography that provides the most accurate and up-to-date timeline of Houdini’s years as the Handcuff King. A true masterpiece.” - Joe M. Notaro, Harry Houdini Circumstantial Evidence

"This book is brilliant. Amazingly brilliant." - Patrick Culliton, Houdini's Ghost