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Item #68029 Whole Art of Legerdemain: or Hocus Pocus in Perfection. Henry DEAN

DEAN, Henry. MAGIC AND CONJURING.

Whole Art of Legerdemain: or Hocus Pocus in Perfection. By which the meanest Capacity may perform the Whole ART without a Teacher. Together with the Use of all the Instruments belonging thereto. To Which is Now Added Abundance of New and Rare Inventions, the like never before in Print, but much desired by many. The Eighth Edition, with large Additions and Amendments. Written by H. Dean.

London: Printed by T. Sabine, 1785. Eighth edition, "with large Additions and Amendments." Twelvemo (5 3/4 x 3 7/16 inches; 147 x 87 mm). [3]-108 pp. With woodcut frontispiece and numerous woodcuts illustrations in the text. We could only find one copy on OCLC at Brown University, and one copy.....

Price: $6,000.00

Item #68030 Whole Art of Legerdemain: or Hocus Pocus in Perfection. Henry DEAN

DEAN, Henry. MAGIC AND CONJURING.

Whole Art of Legerdemain: or Hocus Pocus in Perfection. By which the meanest Capacity may perform the Whole ART without a Teacher. Together with the Use of all the Instruments belonging thereto. To Which is Now Added Abundance of New and Rare Inventions, the like never before in Print, but much desired by many. The Nineth Edition, corrected, and improved with an entire new Set of Cuts. Written by H. Dean.

London: Printed for J. Bew, 1789. Ninth edition "corrected, and improved with an entire new Set of Cuts." Twelvemo (5 7/8 x 3 3/8 inches; 150 x 86 mm). [3]-132 pp. With frontispiece woodcut and numerous other woodcuts throughout the text. The woodcuts in this edition are a bit cleaner.....

Price: $7,000.00

Item #68173 Humorous Magician Unmasked;. A. B ENGSTROM

ENGSTROM, A.B.

Humorous Magician Unmasked;. Or, A Full Explanation of the Principal and Most Interesting Performances of Legerdemain. As Exhibited by Monsieur Adrian and other performers, which of late has excited so much curiosity in the public mind, in Philadelphia and other cities of the United States and elsewhere. With Amusing Dialogs, and Original and True Yankee Stories.

Philadelphia: Printed by the Author, 1836. Philadelphia: Printed by the Author], 1836. First edition. Twelevemo (5 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches; 150 x 93 mm). [1]-90 pp. With nine engraved plates of diagrams for experiments. There was one copy sold at auction in 2015, which had been rebound, and the.....

Price: $10,000.00

Item #68601 Hocus Pocus, or the Whole Art of Conjuring. MAGIC AND CONJURING

MAGIC AND CONJURING. MAGIC AND CONJURING.

Hocus Pocus, or the Whole Art of Conjuring. Made Easy for Young Persons.

New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher, 1846. New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher, [N.d.c.a 1846]. Sixteenmo (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 145 x 90 mm). [1]- 72 pp. With frontispiece included in pagination. With frontispiece and vignette title-page. And with numerous woodcuts in the text. Front board.....

Price: $4,500.00

Item #68557 Libro Magico [Magical Blow Book/Magic Picture Book]. MAGIC AND CONJURING

MAGIC AND CONJURING. MAGIC AND CONJURING.

Libro Magico [Magical Blow Book/Magic Picture Book]. Caduto Dalla Luna 1500 Anni Avanti La Creazione Del Mondo e Rtriovata Nei 1869.

Torino: Carlo Manfredi, 1869. [Magical Blow Book/Magic Picture Book]. Libro Magico Caduto Dalla Luna 1500 Anni Avanti La Creazione Del Mondo e Ritrovata Nei 1869. Torino: Carlo Manfredi 1869. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 186 x 122 mm). In printed color facsimile wrappers. Title-page reinforced along edges. Some.....

Price: $2,000.00

MAGIC AND CONJURING. MAGIC AND CONJURING.

[Magical Blow Book/Flip Book].

London, 1840. The Enchanted Scrapbook; Exhibiting Pictures, Which Appears and Vanishes at the Word Command. E. Wallis, London, [n.d.c.a 1840]. Small octavo (7 x 5 inches; 178 x 125 mm). This copy in contemporary floral embossed pink cloth. With matching topped slipcase. Slipcase stamped and lettered in gilt on front.....

Price: $5,000.00

MAGIC AND CONJURING. MAGIC AND CONJURING.

[Magical Blow Book/Flip Book].

N.P., 1890. n.p. n.d.c.a. 1890]. Small octavo (5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches; 140 x 95 mm). This copy in contemporary illustrated black wrappers. Internally all plates very clean and bright. Inside wrappers with instructions in German, French, English, Spanish, Italian and Russian. A beautiful copy of a magical blow.....

Price: $1,000.00

MAGIC AND CONJURING. MAGIC AND CONJURING; VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND.

[Magical Blow Book/Flip Book] "The Magic Volume!"

[London]: Published by S.H. & E.A., 1840. VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND. [Magical Blow Book/Flip Book] "The Magic Volume!". [London]: Published by S.H. & E.A., 1840. Full Description: [MAGIC AND CONJURING]. [VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND]. [Magical Blow Book/Flip Book] "The Magic Volume!". [London: Published by S.H. & E.A., 1840]. Sixteenmo (4.....

Price: $7,500.00

Item #68186 Swindling Exposed. William B. Moreau MOREAU

MOREAU, William B. Moreau.

Swindling Exposed. From the Diary of William B. Moreau King of Fakirs. Method of Crooks Explained. History of the Worst Gang that Ever Infested this Country. Names, Locations and Incidents. A Volume of Intense Interest. Truth Stranger than Fiction.

Syracuse, N.Y. J.B. Costello, 1907. First edition. Octavo (8 3/4 x 6 inches; 220 x 150 mm). [2], [1]-222 pp. Illustrated throughout the text with numerous black-and-white drawings. Published posthumously from the diaries and personal papers of Moreau. Publisher's original red cloth. Front board and spine stamped and lettered in.....

Price: $450.00