Book/Printed Material The whole art of legerdemain, or, Hocus pocus laid open and explained by those renowned masters Sena Sama, Hamed Ben-Ali, and all the celebrated and mysterious professors in the art of natural magic Hocus pocus laid open and explained by those renowned masters Sena Sama, Hamed Ben-Ali. / Hocus pocus, or, The whole art of legerdemain. / Hocus pocus.
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- The whole art of legerdemain, or, Hocus pocus laid open and explained by those renowned masters Sena Sama, Hamed Ben-Ali, and all the celebrated and mysterious professors in the art of natural magic : with full instructions how to perform the various tricks on cards, dice, birds, eggs, rings, &c. as practised before their sublime majesties, the Emperor and Empress of China, the crowned heads of Europe, and the president and people of the United States.
- Other Title
- Hocus pocus laid open and explained by those renowned masters Sena Sama, Hamed Ben-Ali.
- Hocus pocus, or, The whole art of legerdemain.
- Hocus pocus.
- Contributor Names
- Dean, Henry.
- McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress)
- Created / Published
- Baltimore : C.V. Nickerson, 1830.
- Subject Headings
- - Magic tricks
- Notes
- - Cover title: Hocus pocus, or, The whole art of legerdemain.
- - Plates are hand colored.
- - Toole-Stott, R. Conjuring, 719
- - Source: Gift of John J. and Hanna M. McManus and Morris N. and Chesley V. Young, Oct. 12, 1955.
- - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- - Formerly shelved under: 4 Rare Books
- - LAC nsk 2019-07-08 no edits (2 cards)
- Medium
- 72 p., [2] folded leaves of plates : 2 col. ill. ; 16 cm.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- GV1547 .W63 1830
- Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/mcyoung.27197.1
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 93127197
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- https://lccn.loc.gov/93127197
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Dean, Henry, and Mcmanus-Young Collection. The whole art of legerdemain, or, Hocus pocus laid open and explained by those renowned masters Sena Sama, Hamed Ben-Ali, and all the celebrated and mysterious professors in the art of natural magic: with full instructions how to perform the various tricks on cards, dice, birds, eggs, rings, &c. as practised before their sublime majesties, the Emperor and Empress of China, the crowned heads of Europe, and the president and people of the United States. Baltimore: C.V. Nickerson, 1830. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/93127197/.
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Dean, H. & Mcmanus-Young Collection. (1830) The whole art of legerdemain, or, Hocus pocus laid open and explained by those renowned masters Sena Sama, Hamed Ben-Ali, and all the celebrated and mysterious professors in the art of natural magic: with full instructions how to perform the various tricks on cards, dice, birds, eggs, rings, &c. as practised before their sublime majesties, the Emperor and Empress of China, the crowned heads of Europe, and the president and people of the United States. Baltimore: C.V. Nickerson. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93127197/.
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Dean, Henry, and Mcmanus-Young Collection. The whole art of legerdemain, or, Hocus pocus laid open and explained by those renowned masters Sena Sama, Hamed Ben-Ali, and all the celebrated and mysterious professors in the art of natural magic: with full instructions how to perform the various tricks on cards, dice, birds, eggs, rings, &c. as practised before their sublime majesties, the Emperor and Empress of China, the crowned heads of Europe, and the president and people of the United States. Baltimore: C.V. Nickerson, 1830. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93127197/>.
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