Thurston, Howard: Fooling the World (Fooling Millions)
©1928 Howard Thurston
Hardcover, 96 pages
Very Rare Howard Thurston book that has been hardbound and signed by Thurston in pencil
Very good condition!
Comments: Note: the cover on some editions state, "Fooling the World", but the inside title is "Fooling Millions". A collection of articles and over 100 B&W photos of Thurston's magic, as well as sections on "Easy Pocket Tricks", Dreams, Numerology, and Fortune Telling.
Contents:
3 Preface: John Northern Hilliard
4 The Howard Thurston Family: photos
5 Thurston’s Life Story: B&W photo illustrated
11 Thurston's Magic Circles the Globe
14 Thurston's Inventions Benefit Humanity
17 Some Thrilling Adventures
17 - Magic in the Secret Service
19 - My Performance at the White House
21 Easy Pocket Tricks
21 The Broken Pencil
21 The Thieves and the Sheep
22 The Balanced Egg
24 The Balancing Match
24 The Watch From the Handkerchief
25 Magnetized Matches
25 The Ring and the Knot
26 A Mathematical Mystery
26 The Multiplying Coins
26 The Disappearing Knot
27 The Released Ring
27 The Appearing Coin
28 The Fall Away Ring
28 Coin And Match Box
29 Dry Hands
29 The Spinning Egg
29 The Spirit Name
30 Finding Chosen Coin
30 Orange to Apple
30 Naming Chosen Fruit
30 The Mummified Finger
31 Floating Lumb of Sugar
31 Spirit Writing
34 Famous Magicians
35 Thurston, Dante, Tampa
36 Thurston’s Astrological Charts
45 The Thurston Lucky Charm
46 Signification of Dreams
46 Dictionary of Dreams: A to K
52 How Jane Thurston Was Trained for Stardom (Ned Wayburn)
54 Dictionary of Dreams: L-Z
64 Thurston Entertains Crippled Children
65 Numerology, the Interpretation of Numbers
67 Charts One Through Nine
77 The Thurston Relief Fund
82 Fortune Telling With Cards
82 The Meaning of the Cards
86 Ned Wayburn
91 Books on Magic by Thurston the Magician
93 Thurston As an Author
Very Rare Howard Thurston book that has been hardbound and signed by Thurston in pencil
Very good condition!
Extras |
Autographed |
No. of Pages |
96 |
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Read It |
Yes |
Location |
Magic Library (Home) |
Condition |
Good |
Owner |
Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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Thurston, Howard
(1869-1936)
Born in Columbus, Ohio, the first magician Thurston saw was Alexander Herrmann, the “King of Magic.” Thurston resolved to match the style of his idol, but he briefly studied for the ministry before finally becoming a full-time magician.He first toured the United States with a small act. Then a European vaudeville tour started him on the road to magical fame. Thurston’s financial success in Europe let him build an illusion show which he took around the world. He visited Australia, India, and the Orient, polishing his skills and developing a stage presence that served him well. Thurston returned to the United States to succeed the then-reigning magician, Harry Kellar.
Wrote: Howard Thurston's Card Tricks (1903), 200 Tricks You Can Do (1926), 200 More Tricks You Can Do (1927) [ both books published together as 400 Tricks You Can Do in 1939].
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