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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 : to which is now added abundance of new and rare inventions

Other Title

  • Hocus pocus

Names

  • Dean, Henry.
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Printed for Mathew Carey ..., 1795.

Headings

  • -  Magic tricks--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  The first magic book published in the United States. Originally published in England in 1722. Cf. Library of Congress information bull., Oct. 6, 1986.
  • -  "Printed by R. Folwell ..."--P. 106.
  • -  Signatures: A-F¹²·⁶. The chainlines are vertical.
  • -  Evans 28540
  • -  Hall, T.H. Books on conjuring in English, 100
  • -  ESTC W27183
  • -  Library of Congress copy slightly cropped.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-06-27 no edits (3 cards)

Medium

  • [2], 106 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 14 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1546 .D39 1795

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90101687

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Dean, Henry, American Imprint Collection, and Marian S. Carson Collection. 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: to which is now added abundance of new and rare inventions. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1795. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/90101687/.

APA citation style:

Dean, H., American Imprint Collection & Marian S. Carson Collection. (1795) 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: to which is now added abundance of new and rare inventions. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90101687/.

MLA citation style:

Dean, Henry, American Imprint Collection, and Marian S. Carson Collection. 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: to which is now added abundance of new and rare inventions. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1795. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90101687/>.