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
EditionThe eleventh edition, with large additions and amendments.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed for Mathew Carey, no. 118, Market-Street, 1795.
Description2 unnumbered pages, 106 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm (18mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Subjects

SeriesEarly 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 noteRunning 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 formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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 titleArt of legerdemain; or, Hocus pocus in perfection.