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Thurston, Howard. Thurston The Great Magician. Cincinnati, Strobridge Litho Co., ca. 1908. Three-sheet color lithograph depicting vignettes from Thurston's show in the years just after his purchase of Kellar's "mantle" of magic, and including the Kellar Levitation, Inexhaustible Cocoanut, Pigeon Pie, balloons from a hat, The Prisoner of Canton, and more. The bottom of the poster bears the following text: "Mr. Kellar Says: "Thurston is the greatest magician the world has ever known." A striking and impressive image. Linen backed, good condition. Scarce.


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Date:
2010-10-23

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