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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.
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.
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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. 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
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~2 hours (117K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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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
Best known for a lively handbook of magic tricks and sleight of hand, this early writer is remembered more through a famous book than through a well-documented life. His name is attached to editions of The Whole Art of Legerdemain, or Hocus Pocus in Perfection, a practical guide to conjuring that stayed in circulation for years.
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