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Hocus Pocus; or The Whole Art of Legerdemain, in Perfection.
by Henry Dean
Chapters
100 totalThe Whole ART of LEGERDEMAIN; OR, HOCUS POCUS IN PERFECTION, &c.
A Description of the Operation.
How to pass the Balls through the Cups.
The Operation of the Cups is thus.
How to shew the wonderful Magic Lanthorn.
To seem to swallow a long pudding made of tin.
To seem to eat knives and forks.
To put a lock upon a man’s mouth.
How to shew the magic bell and bushel.
How to put a ring through one’s cheek.
Description
The first magic book published in the United States. Originally published in England in 1722. Cf. Library of Congress information bulletin, Oct. 6, 1986.
Details
Full title
Hocus Pocus; or The Whole Art of Legerdemain, in Perfection. By which the meanest capacity may perform the whole without the help of a teacher. Together with the Use of all the Instruments belonging thereto.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (117K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by RichardW and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress)
Release date
2018-05-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Henry Dean
An early 19th-century English writing master, he published practical manuals on penmanship, lettering, and even stage magic. His surviving books suggest a teacher deeply interested in clear, elegant handwriting and useful everyday skills.
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