Thurston, Howard: Thurston's Easy Pocket Tricks Book No. 3 ©1914 Howard Thurston Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 48 pages

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Comments: third in a series of beginner's magic books

Contents (from book):

3 Preface
4 Introduction

5 Howard Thurston: brief biographical notes with B&W photos

11 Cigar From Small Purse
12 The Mystic Necktie: rises
13 The Coin on Wall: sticks
14 A Mystifier: cards
15 An Unusually Long Splinter: pulled from the hand
16 To Susped a Ring by a Burned Thread
17 Tantalus: physical stunt
18 A Ludicrous Experiment in Balancing: on a chair
19 A Feat With the Feet: physical challenge
20 The Match-Wood Lovers: stunt using the wood from a match-box
21 The Revolving Coin: between pins
22 A Corker: drop a cork so it stands in its end
23 Balancing Cigarette Paper on Hat
24 Restored Cigarette Paper
25 Dime in Bottle
26 Cigarette Paper and Needle: needle floats
27 How to Make Ten Out of Nine Toothpicks, Etc.: betcha
28 Coin in Match-Box: empty matchbox gains a coin
29 A Glass of Water: challenge
30 The Balanced Pencil: stunt
31 The Balanced Coin: three pennies balance
32 The Blanced Quarter: on a handkerchief
33 Cigar From Nowhere: in the hands production
34 The Magnetized Coin: can't be brushed from palm
35 The Fire-Proof Handkerchief
36 A Knotty Problem: tie a knot in a handkerchief without letting go of the ends

37 The Thurston Astrological Chart

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