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Rupert Howard

(Britain: - 1942)

Stage name of Stuart Drayton Raw aka "Paul Rupert", "Rupert Howard", "Merlin", and "Danton" (1939-40). Pro magician and magic teacher who founded the Rupert Howard School of Magic in London in 1928. Wrote the 25 volume strong Rupert Howard School Course of Magic. Then trouped his large "Merlin" show in Britain. Picked by Dante in 1939 to be his successor, carrying on his act as "Danton", but this did not happen. His "Merlin" show was bought by Brunel White who resold it to Benyon.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course by Rupert Howard

This is a pristine copy of the rare Rupert Howard Magic Course. It is an almost complete set of 23 lessons of the 25 lesson course. The two lessons missing are lesson 17 and 18. Each lesson is an oversized booklet with a color cover and glossy inside pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 01: Easy Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Introduction

  2. Professional Attitude
  3. Scientific Principles
  4. How to Study
  5. Your Success in Magic

    Easy Magic

  6. Millinery in a Minute
  7. The Flying Band
  8. The Divination
  9. Magnetic Power
  10. The Devil's Addition
  11. The Hindu Slave Bangle

    The History of Magic (part 1)

  12. Magic in Egypt
  13. Priestly Wonder Workers
  14. Early Sleight-of-Hand

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 02: Presentation and Paper Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Presentation

  2. Natural
  3. Comedy
  4. Mysterious

    Paper Magic

  5. The Torn and Restored Paper
  6. The Blotting Pad Mystery
  7. The Phantom Rings
  8. The Torn and Restored Newspaper
  9. Ching Ling Foo's Paper
  10. The Snowstorm

    The History of Magic (part 2)

  11. Magic in the Middle Ages

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 03: Showmanship and Impromptu Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Showmanship

  2. Stage Fright and Nervousness

    Impromptu Magic

  3. The Travelling Marbles
  4. The Moving Matchbox
  5. No Choice At All
  6. The Jumping Match
  7. The Handkerchief Through the Ankle
  8. The Hypnotized Matchbox
  9. The Haunted Hats
  10. The Penetrating Fountain Pen

    The History of Magic (part 3)

  11. Magic in the Middle Ages

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 04: String and Rope Tricks by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Misdirection

  2. Distraction
  3. Simulation
  4. Disguise

    String and Rope Tricks

  5. The Coat and Tapes
  6. The Cut and Restored String
  7. The Human Cheese
  8. The Thumb Tie
  9. The Golden Apple
  10. The Travelling Knots
  11. The Indistructible Rope

    The History of Magic (part 4)

  12. Automatic Figures

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 05: Sleight of Hand with Cards by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Introduction

    Sleight of Hand with Cards

  3. The Ordinary Palm
  4. A Simple Pass
  5. The Force
  6. The Waterfall Shuffle
  7. Mechanical Forces
  8. The Knife Force
  9. A Simple Single-Handed Force
  10. The Bottom-Slip Force
  11. The Double Handed Pass
  12. The Single Handed Pass
  13. The Turnover
  14. The Cards from the Mouth
  15. False Counting
  16. The False Shuffle

    Tricks with Cards

  17. Mind Over Matter
  18. A Novel Card Discovery
  19. Spelling by Magic

    The History of Magic (part 5)

  20. Automatic Figures (continued)

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 06: More Tricks with Cards by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Patter
  3. Card-Colour Change
  4. The Back-And-Front Palm
  5. Vanish and Production of Five Cards
  6. The Boomerang
  7. Springing the Cards
  8. The Miraculous Transit
  9. The Four Aces
  10. The Rising Cards
  11. Cards Through the Handkerchief
  12. The Painted Handkerchief
  13. Spoofed!
  14. "My Card"
  15. The Cards Up The Sleeve
  16. The Card on the Tape

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 07: Advanced Card Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. The Giant Four Aces
  3. The Card and the Orange
  4. The Same To You
  5. The Three Card Trick
  6. The Master Diminishing Cards
  7. Taking the Count

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 08: Sleight of Hand with Coins by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Arranging a Programme

    Sleight of Hand with Coins

  3. The Ordinary Palm
  4. The Inner Thumb Palm
  5. The Outer Thumb Palm
  6. Thumb and First Finger Palm
  7. The Standing Palm
  8. The Finger Palm
  9. The Inner Finger Palm
  10. The Outer Finger Palm
  11. The Back and Front Finger Palm
  12. Single Handed Vanish
  13. Double Handed Vanish
  14. The "Throw" Vanish
  15. The Coin Roll
  16. The Change

    Tricks with Coins

  17. The "Impossible" Coin Vanish
  18. The Impromptu Alchemist
  19. The Travelling Coins
  20. The Miser's Dream
  21. The Note and the Lemon
  22. The Coin and Envelopes

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 09: Handkerchief Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Candle Flame Production
  3. The Sleeve Production
  4. Production from the Wand
  5. Thumb Tip Vanish
  6. The Sugar Bag
  7. The Phoenix Handkerchief
  8. The Vanishing Handkerchief
  9. The Dyed Handkerchiefs
  10. The Colour Changing Handkerchief
  11. The Self-Knotting Handkerchief
  12. Check Mate
  13. The Blended Handkerchiefs
  14. A Trick With A Tube
  15. The Sympathetic Silk Handkerchiefs
  16. Mr. Green and Miss Brown
  17. The Unfortunate Sunshade

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 10: Cigarette Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Selling Your Services
  3. Cigarette Magic Introduction
  4. Cigarette Manipulation

    Cigarette Tricks

  5. The Disappearing Cigarette
  6. The Cigarette Holder
  7. Cigarette Catching
  8. The Asbestos Handkerchief
  9. The Card and Cigarette
  10. Lighted Cigarettes From The Mouth

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 11: Billiard Ball Manipulation by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    The Magician's Dress

  2. Afternoon Performances
  3. Evening Performances

    Billiard Ball Manipulation

  4. Introduction
  5. The Multiplying Billiard Balls
  6. The Patriotic Balls
  7. The Transposed Balls
  8. Cups and Balls
  9. A Billiard Ball Phantasy

    The History of Magic (part 6)

  10. Conjurers of the Eighteenth Century

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 12: Thimble Magic and Watch Tricks by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Rehearsal

    Thimble Manipulation

  3. The Thumb Palm
  4. Vanish No. 1
  5. Vanish No. 2
  6. The Change-Over Palm
  7. Vanish No. 3
  8. The Back and Front Palm

    Watch and Clock Tricks

  9. The Flight of Time
  10. The Flying Alarm Clock

    Borrowed Watch Tricks

  11. With an Assistant
  12. Without an Assistant
  13. The Watch in the Loaf
  14. The Watch Boxes

    The History of Magic (part 7)

  15. Conjurers of the Eighteenth Century

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 13: Egg Tricks by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. The Egg Glass and Handkerchief
  3. The Egg-Laying Hat
  4. The Levitated Egg
  5. The Ring and Egg
  6. The Egg Bag
  7. The Human Chicken
  8. The Ethereal Hen
  9. The Conjurer's Egg

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 14: Production and Opening Effects by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Magical Productions

  2. Introduction
  3. The Inexhaustible Box
  4. Hat Productions
  5. Cloth Productions
  6. Bowl of Water Production
  7. Bouquet Production
  8. Shower of Flowers Production
  9. The Enchanted Organ Pipes
  10. Productions from a Spectator

    Opening Effects

  11. The Vanishing Wand
  12. The Fire Bowl
  13. "Good Evening"
  14. The Surprising Handkerchief
  15. A Match For Anyone
  16. The Flower Trays

  17. Closing Effects
  18. Caution

1st edition 1931; 23 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 15: Liquid and Chemical Magic - Tricks with Live Stock by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Liquid and Chemical Magic

  2. Introduction
  3. The Magic Wine and Water
  4. The Star of Fate
  5. Refreshments to Order
  6. The Vanishing Froth
  7. The Flying Smoke
  8. The Haunted Flask

    Tricks with Livestock

  9. Introduction
  10. Rabbit Produced from Hat
  11. Rabbit from a Spectator
  12. Rabbit Vanishes in a Newspaper
  13. Goldfish Catching in Mid Air
  14. The Flying Bird Cage
  15. The Dove Cot
  16. The Canary in the Electric Bulb
  17. Birds of the Air
  18. The Vanishing Ducks

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 16: Comedy Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. The Psychology of Humor
  3. Cooking by Magic
  4. Blancmange While You Wait
  5. The Uneatable Apple
  6. The Cake in the Hat
  7. The Answer's a Lemon
  8. An Affair with the Gloves

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 17: Mental Phenomena by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. The One Man Crystal Reading Act
  3. How To Answer Questions
  4. The Crystal Gazing Act
  5. The Living and the Dead
  6. The Magic Mirror
  7. The Human Calendar
  8. The Hindu Pulse stopping
  9. X-Ray Eyes
  10. Long Distance Thought Transmission

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 18: Spiritualistic Tricks by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Spiritualistic Tricks

  2. Introduction
  3. The Dark Seance (Method 1)
  4. The Dark Seance (Method 2)

    Slate Effects

  5. A Trick With the Flap Slate
  6. With Two Slates
  7. The Tied Slates
  8. The Flap Slate Minus Corner
  9. With Unprepared Slates

    Mental Phenomena

  10. The Giant Memory
  11. The Lightning Calculator

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 19: Miscellaneous Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. The Golden Lift
  3. Roses of Yesterday
  4. The Floating Ball
  5. The Travelling Bottle and Glass
  6. Vice Versa
  7. A Seaside Story
  8. The Flying Shoe Laces
  9. Bowl of Water Vanish

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 20: Oriental Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Introduction
  3. The Hindu Needle Mystery
  4. Oriental Productions
  5. The Indian Basket Trick
  6. The Hindu Mango Tree
  7. Flowers by Request
  8. The Wonderful Fertiliser
  9. The Hindu Turban
  10. Sands of the Desert
  11. The Chinese Rings

1st edition 1931; 23 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 21: Stage Illusions by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Audiences

  2. Children's Entertainments
  3. Church Socials
  4. Smoking Concerts
  5. Hotels

    Stage Presentation

  6. Technique of Stage Magic
  7. Music and Magic
  8. Getting Volunteers on the Stage

    Stage Illusions

  9. Stage Illusions
  10. The Vanishing Ghost
  11. The Bathing Beauty
  12. The Haunted Sentry Box
  13. Walking Away From Your Shadow
  14. The Floating Lady
  15. Performing Animals Regulation Act 1925

1st edition 1931; 23 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 22: Publicity Feats and Escape Tricks by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content

    Publicity Feats

  2. Introduction
  3. The Blindfold Drive
  4. Under Water Escape
  5. The Living Burial

    Escape Tricks

  6. The Mail Bag Escape
  7. Paper Bag Escape
  8. Straight Jacket Escape
  9. Upside Down Escape
  10. Regulation Handcuff Escape
  11. Packing Case Escape
  12. Unprepared Packing Case Escape

  13. The History of Magic (part 8)

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 23: Sensational Illusions by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Enchanted Rickshaw
  3. Walking Through a Window
  4. The Death Penalty
  5. The Living Cremation
  6. Cheating the Hangman
  7. The Flying Huntsman
  8. Vanishing Carload of Girls
  9. The Scrap Book
  10. The Sword Box
  11. The Devil's Cage
  12. Sawing Through a Woman
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1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 24: The Business Side of Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. Introduction
  3. Letters
  4. Photographs
  5. Illustrations
  6. Folders and Booklets
  7. Testimonials
  8. Blocks
  9. Souvenirs
  10. Throw Aways
  11. Posters
  12. Portfolio
  13. Newspapers
  14. Fees
  15. Fields of Work
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1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course: Lesson 25: More Miscellaneous Magic by Rupert Howard

Table of Contents

  1. Content
  2. The Holeproof Hat
  3. The Penetrating Ring
  4. Money by Wireless
  5. My Lady of the Bath
  6. A Domestic Mystery
  7. The Snow Man
  8. A Word of Thanks
  9. Closing Words
You can also get the entire 25 lesson course on disc.

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

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Rupert Howard Magic Course by Rupert Howard

Most likely you have never heard about this magic course. When I think about a 'magic gem' I have these 25 volumes in mind. This course could be called the 'British Tarbell Course' and in many respects it is much better than the Tarbell Course. It came out around the same time Tarbell issued his course and it had the same intent, to take a novice, introduce him to magic in a serious and thorough manner and give him all the information to develop him into a performer who can earn a living from performing magic. Rupert Howard's course does not cover as much ground as the Tarbell on trick technique, but quantity...

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