NMLP P-003434 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Houdini Box

Brian Selznick · Knopf (New York) · 1991

US Knopf is the true first (1991), Selznick's debut. It precedes the 2001 Atheneum (Simon & Schuster) reissue and is the scarce collectible.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-003434 for "The Houdini Box" by Brian Selznick (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-003434, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).