Thurston, Howard: Thurston's Book
of Magic ©1926 Howard Thurston Softcover, saddle-stitched, 9x12", 16 pages |
Image courtesy eBay seller RaolsonMagic |
Comments: It appears there were a least two editions of "Thurston's Book of Magic". Each featured a Life Story section, Easy Pocket Tricks, Astrological Charts, Secrets of Indian Magic, and Thurston's Dream Book. From the sample pages I've seen, at least the selection of Pocket tricks varies a bit between editions. Note that these are also different than the "Swift" Books of Magic series, listed here separately.
Contents (from book pages, missing entries for pages 8 and 9):
I To the Reader (Howard Thurston)
2 Howard Thurston, World's Master Magician
4 Easy Pocket Tricks
4 Weighing a Card
4 The Penetrating Penny
4 Matter Through Matter
4 The Magnetic Knife
5 The String and the ButtonHole
5 Alive or Dead?
5 The Coin and Handkerchief
5 The Mystic Dial
6 The Mystical Goblet
6 The Great Money Mystery
6 A Race With Matches
6 The Ring and the String
7 The Mystic Ring
7 The Chosen Card Revealed
7 The Coin That Spins Away
7 The Broken Stick
8 Missing entries
9 Missing entries
10 Astrological Charts
12 Secrets of Indian Magic
12 - Mango Tree Trick
12 - Snake Charmers
13 - Basket Trick
14 Thurston's Dream Book