Sold2015Thurston, Howard. Iasia. Vanished in the Theatre’sThurston, Howard. Iasia. Vanished in the Theatre’s Dome! Cleveland, Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1926. One-sheet (27 x 48”) color lithographed poster. Depicts Thurston’s Iasia illusion in operatSee Sold Price
Sold2017Iasia!! Vanished in the Theatre’s Dome.Thurston, Howard. Iasia!! Vanished in the Theatre’s Dome. Cleveland: Otis Lithograph Co., ca. 1920. Color lithographed panel poster depicting Thurston’s performance of the Iasia illusion, in whichSee Sold Price
Sold2017Majestic Theatre Program. Thurston – Kellar'sThurston, Howard. Majestic Theatre Program. Thurston – Kellar's Successor. New York, August, 1908/09. Pictorial program, 8 pages, illustrated, staple-bound. Inscribed and signed on the front by ThurSee Sold Price
Sold2017Thurston Lyceum Theatre Program.Thurston, Howard. Thurston Lyceum Theatre Program. November 10, 1913. One page, mounted to board with corner protectors, on old scrapbook page, framed. 9 ¾ x 6 ¼". Scattered losses not affecting priSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. Early Howard Thurston theaterThurston, Howard. Early Howard Thurston theater program. Circa 1905. For an appearance in Sydney, Australia at the Palace Theatre, on one of Thurstons early world tours. Two portraits of the magicianSee Sold Price
Sold2017Typed Letter Signed to Betty Jane Kolar.Thurston, Howard. Typed Letter Signed to Betty Jane Kolar. Chicago: April 10, 1930. On one sheet of Thurston’s letterhead, a note from Erlanger Theatre expressing his hope to meet with Betty Jane beSee Sold Price
Sold2022Photograph of Howard Thurston measuresFramed photograph of Howard Thurston measures approx. 6" x 8" in frame. Back of the photo reads -the photo was taken in 1932 when Thurston was appearing at the Erlanger Theatre in Chicago Illinois phoSee Sold Price
Sold2017THURSTON, HOWARD. Thurston. World's Greatest Magician.Cincinnati: The Strobridge Litho. Co., 1909. Full color lithograph portrays Kellar's successor performing a rapid transposition illusion with the assistance of imps and gnomes. Assistants appear and dSee Sold Price
Sold2017THURSTON, HOWARD. Do the Spirits Come Back? ThurstonCleveland: The Otis Litho. Co., ca. 1928. Thurston holds a skull in his outstretched hands. Smoke curls from its open eye sockets, and from it comes a spectral woman, demons, ringing bells, and ghostlSee Sold Price
Sold2023THURSTON, Howard (1869 – 1936). Thurston’s Greatest Mystery...THURSTON, Howard (1869 – 1936). Thurston’s Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet. [Cleveland: Otis Litho], ca. 1924. Striking one-sheet poster depicts a Willys-Overland Whippet automobilSee Sold Price
Sold2015Thurston, Howard. Do the Spirits Come Back? ThurstonThurston, Howard. Do the Spirits Come Back? Thurston the Great Magician. Cleveland, Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1926. One-sheet (27 x 48”) color lithograph poster. Depicts Thurston holding a skullSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. Thurstons Greatest Mystery. TheThurston, Howard. Thurstons Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet. [Cleveland: Otis Litho], ca. 1924. Depicting an automobile filled with comely ladies vanishing in wisps of smoke above the head ofSee Sold Price
Sold2017Thurston, Howard. Pair of Illusion DemonstrationThurston, Howard. Pair of Illusion Demonstration Photographs. San Francisco: George Knight, ca. 1900s. Early sepia photos on cabinet-format mounts embossed with the studio name, depicting Thurston witSee Sold Price
Sold2017Thurston, Howard. Thurston the Great Magician.Thurston, Howard. Thurston the Great Magician. Cleveland: Otis Litho., ca. 1926. Color lithograph panel poster bearing the portrait of a menacing devil figure whose hands extend below, grasping at impSee Sold Price
Sold2017Thurston, Howard. World's Master Magician – NewThurston, Howard. World's Master Magician – New Illusions for Vaudeville This Season. Philadelphia: Press of Haag & Parris, 1902; inscribed and signed 1935. Poster illustrated with a series of halftSee Sold Price
Sold2017Thurston, Howard. Inscribed and Signed Photograph.Thurston, Howard. Inscribed and Signed Photograph. New York: Strand, 1926. Silver print bust portrait of the illustrious magician, inscribed and signed to the original owner in the lower center marginSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. Thurston Pocket Mirror. Circa 1910.Thurston, Howard. Thurston Pocket Mirror. Circa 1910. Celluloid-backed oval souvenir pocket mirror (2 ¾ x ¾" at widest points) bearing a bust portrait of Thurston with imps whispering in his ears. MSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. Thurston Master Magician And HisThurston, Howard. Thurston Master Magician And His Pets. Cleveland: Otis Litho, ca. 1926. Color lithograph depicts many of the animals that appeared in the Thurston show, including a lion, horse, duckSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. The Demon. The Greatest Mystery DramaThurston, Howard. The Demon. The Greatest Mystery Drama of All. New York, 1929. Handbill for Thurston’s short-lived stage theatrical “The Demon,” at New Rochelle Theater (New York), the play’sSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. Typed Letter Signed, "HowardThurston, Howard. Typed Letter Signed, "Howard Thurston," to Doc Nixon. Cleveland, December 26, 1929. On Thurston's two-color embossed letterhead, a letter wishing Nixon a Happy New Year. 7 x 9 ". VerSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. Collage of Thurston the MagicianThurston, Howard. Collage of Thurston the Magician Ephemera. Including a sepia-toned double-exposure photo of Thurston and the Disembodied Princess, Thurston program, SAM membership card signed by ThuSee Sold Price
Sold2015Thurston, Howard. Thurston. World’s Famous Magician.Thurston, Howard. Thurston. World’s Famous Magician. Cleveland, Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1935. Color lithographed window card (14 x 22”), bearing a portrait of Thurston with imps on his shouldSee Sold Price
Sold2016Thurston, Howard. Thurston the Magician Typed LetterThurston, Howard. Thurston the Magician Typed Letter Signed. Dated August 17, 1925. Addressed to New Jersey magician Max Thiel, Thurston writes regarding a "German illusion". On Thurston stationery, fSee Sold Price
Sold2017Thurston, Howard. Early Chinese Tour Handbill.Thurston, Howard. Early Chinese Tour Handbill. China, 1907. Scarce pictorial program handbill (12 x 9 ½") bearing the widely-used image of Thurston with imps on his shoulders. Inscribed and signed bySee Sold Price
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