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 rare and new inventions. / By Henry Dean.
| Author/creator | Dean, Henry |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The eleventh edition, with large additions and amendments. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for Mathew Carey, no. 118, Market-Street, 1795. |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 106 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm (18mo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 28540. ^A478749 |
| General note | "So far as is known, it is the first conjuring book to be published in the United States of America."--Hall, T.T. A bibliography of books on conjuring in English, 1580-1850. |
| General note | Running title: The art of legerdemain; or, Hocus pocus in perfection. |
| General note | "Printed by R. Folwell, no. 33, Arch-Street."--colophon. |
| References | Evans 28540 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 28540). |
| Other title | Art of legerdemain; or, Hocus pocus in perfection. |