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THURSTON, Howard. Thurston / World’s Greatest Magician. Kellar’s Successor. Cincinnati: The Strobridge Litho. Co., 1909. Color stone lithograph portrays Thurston performing a rapid transposition illusion with the assistance of imps and gnomes, the scenes on either side of his portrait captioned “beginning of trick” and “end of trick” to show the action as seen on stage. Assistants appear and disappear in cabinets scattered about the stage. 27 3/8 x 38 5/8”. Linen backed. Margins entirely over-painted; significant portions of image expertly restored and over-painted; repaired tears and restoration across image. C+. Scarce.