Magic tricks - Early works to 1800

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The merry companion or, delights for the ingenious. In two parts. I. Teaching how to shew divers merry tricks, Arithmetical, Artificial, by Legerdemain, and with Cards. II. Containing a collection of merry jests, Compos'd for the Innocent Diversion of Youth. By Richard Neve.
Neve, RichardDate: 1721
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The whole art [of] legerdemain or hocus pocus in perfection. ... The seventh edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: 1772
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The whole art of legerdemain or hocus pocus in perfection. ... The seventh edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: 1763
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Popery in its proper colours or, some of the grossest fopperies and corruptions of the Church of Rome, exposed to publick view. In an historical collection of their Canonization of Saints, Miracles, Curious Indulgences, Wonder-Working Reliques, Forms of Cursing by Bell, Book, and Candle, Absolutions, and other Trinkets. With a preface, containing the remarkable story of Friar Jetzer, of Bern, as related by Bishop Burnet, in his Book of Travels. By a sincere protestant.
Grey, Zachary, 1688-1766.Date: [1745?]
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The 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 third edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: [1756]