Thurston, Howard: Thurston's Book of Magic
©1927, 9th ed; Howard Thurston
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 9x12", 18 pages
Howard Thurston's Book of Magic 9th Ed 1927
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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 between editions. Note that these are also different than the "Swift" Books of Magic series, listed here separately.

Contents (from book):

i To the Reader
2 World's Master Magician (Walter B. Gibson): Palace Theater Australia, Rawa Theater India, etc.

4 Thurston's Easy Pocket Tricks
4 The Hypnotic Match Box
4 The Egg of Columbus
4 The X-Ray Coin
4 Through the Wrist: handkerchief
5 The Magnetic Matches
5 The Balanced Coins
5 The Coin and the Ring
5 The Magic Prediction: cards
6 The Musical Goblet
6 A Race With Matches
6 The Great Money Mystery
6 The Ring and the String
7 The Balanced Coin
7 The Multiplying Coins
7 The Match Box and Vanishing Coin
7 Calling Off the Cards
8 The Traveling Coin
8 The Cut and Restored String
8 The Coin in the Match Box
8 The Coin Through the Hat
9 Fooled! and Fooled Again!: cards
9 Metal That Floats
9 The Mystic Match Sticks
9 The Seven Coin Trick

10 The Thurston Astrological Chart
12 Secrets of Indian Magic
12 - Mango Tree Trick
12 - Snake Charmers
13 - Suspended Animation
14 Signification of Dreams: A-Z

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