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THURSTON, Howard (1869 – 1936). Kellar’s Successor. Howard Thurston. Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho Co., 1907. A half-length portrait poster of a young and handsome Thurston, clad here in a gold braid-trimmed jacket accented by a Masonic medal on his chest. A green, gold, red, and yellow turban rests on his head accented by a moon and star-shaped brooch. 30 x 20”. Thinning in borders, old creases restored. B+/A-. Rare. The only example we have encountered with the printer-issued paste-over modifying the text at the top of the poster.