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(Legerdemain)The Whole Art of Legerdemain, or Hocus Pocus Laid Open and Explained by Those Renowned Masters. Philadelphia: Leary & Getz, 1853 16mo (146 x 90 mm). Engraved frontispiece, publisher's advertisements at end; frontis and title through page 12 duplicated, some foxing and browning. Original yellow paper-covered boards, decorative borders to covers; extremities rubbed with some chips and loss, some staining and soiling. A rare early American edition, with "full instructions how to perform the various tricks on cards, dice, birds, eggs, rings, &c." (title). REFERENCE:Toole Stott 729Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.