ORIGINAL, NOT A COPY NOR A REPRINT; FULL ISSUE OF THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, DEC. 17th, 1910. FRONT COVER "A GREAT RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR A GREAT CITY (NEW YORK)." ONE PLUS PAGES ON "THE LARGEST SHIP: THE 'EUROPA'" W/ILL's; 1+ PAGES ON "SACKS, BAGS, BOXES, TRUNKS, MILK CANS, PACKING CASES, AND ESCAPES THEREFROM" W/ILL's OF THE ABOVE-IN TEXT "...IT WAS, I THINK, HARRY HOUDINI WHO FIRST INTRODUCED THE ESCAPE FROM A MILK CAN...." ALTHOUGH HOUDINI IS ONLY MENTIONED BY NAME ONCE-NO OTHER MAGICIANS ARE MENTIONED-MANY OF THESE ITEMS WHERE USED BY HARRY IN HIS ACTS OF ESCAPE AND MENTION IS REFERED TO HIM WHEN THE AUTHOR SAYS THAT TO HEIGHTEN THE EXPERIENCE THE MAGICIAN WOULD BE 'HANDCUFFED'-REFERING TO TWO ESCAPES, ONE THE CUFFS AND SECOND THE CONTAINER; THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE HEREWARD CARRINGTON WAS MOT LIKED BY MEDIUMS & SPIRITUALIST FOR EXPOSING THEM-HOUDINI & CARRINGTON KNEW EACH OTHER & HAD DISCUSSIONS ON MAGIC AND SPIRITUSLISM;  AND MORE. 11" X 16"; 16 PAGES; ONE UNRELATED PAGE WITH MENDS; SOME EDGE, MARGINAL  AGING, TONING; GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION-SEE PHOTOS. CHECK OUT OUR OTHER ADS, HISTORIC AND SPORT ITEMS.