Magical Rope Ties and Escapes
by Harry Houdini

This is one of the best books by Houdini, because here he writes about something he really knows a lot about. With many of his escapes he had to be very familiar with the knots he was tied up. This book has many good illustrations and several photos where Houdini himself demonstrates certain ties. It is a great collector item as well as source of information. If you can only buy one book by Houdini, by this one.

1st edition, 1920, Will Goldston Limited, London; 80 pages.

4. Photograph - Ira E. Davenport and "Houdini".
5. Foreword
8. For Opening of Rope Act
11. A Simple Release
12. The Kellar Tie
14. The Knotted Rope Tie
16. Another Knotted Rope
18. The Twin-Rope Tie
21. The Jacobi Tie
25. Three Effects with the Handcuff Tie
29. An Added Effect for Handcuff Tie
30. The Tom Fool Knot
34. The Double-Header
35. The Volunteer Release
39. The Revenge Tie
41. A Good Chair Tie
42. An Interlude
44. The Comedy Tie
47. The Thumb Tie
50. Another Method
53. The Handkerchief Release
54. The Clothes Line Tie
56. Simplex Tie
56. Under-Water Escape
58. Spectacular Escapes
59. The Big Wheel Release
60. The North American Indian Tie
62. The Russian Transport Tie
64. Slade's Knots
66. The Cotton-Bandage Test
68. Houdini's "Full View of Audience" Release
69. The Turned Vest
71. Sack Escapes
72. An Easy Sack Escape
73. The Broomstick Escape
73. Lock and Chain Sack Escape
75. The Spirit Sack
77. Double Sack Challenge Escape