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Hocus Pocus, or the Whole Art of Conjuring: Made Easy for Young Persons.
by MAGIC AND CONJURING
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher, 1846. MAGIC AND CONJURING. New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher, [N.d.c.a 1846].
Sixteenmo (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 145 x 90 mm). [1]- 72 pp. With frontispiece included in pagination. With frontispiece and vignette title-page. And with numerous woodcuts in the text. Front board reads "Enlarged and greatly Improved."
The caption under the frontispiece reads "How to cut a man's head off, and put it into a platter, a yard from his body." This woodcut image is repeated on the illustrated front cover.
Original illustrated blue boards. Boards illustrated with the same engraving as the frontispiece. With some chipping to spine. Boards are a bit soiled. With foxing and toning throughout. Back board loose, but holding. Housed in a cardboard folio with previous owner magician Ricky Jay's bookplate. Overall very good.
A scarce American Hocus Pocus with descriptions of numerous tricks including passing balls through cups, how to make a card that is chosen separate from all the pack and how to cut a man's head off.
"Legerdemain, a science which has raised he admiration of society; is an art, whereby the performer seems to work prodigies and miracles, that are impossible and incredible, by agility and slight of hand." (From the first page).
Toole Stott 382.
HBS 68601.
$4,500.
Sixteenmo (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 145 x 90 mm). [1]- 72 pp. With frontispiece included in pagination. With frontispiece and vignette title-page. And with numerous woodcuts in the text. Front board reads "Enlarged and greatly Improved."
The caption under the frontispiece reads "How to cut a man's head off, and put it into a platter, a yard from his body." This woodcut image is repeated on the illustrated front cover.
Original illustrated blue boards. Boards illustrated with the same engraving as the frontispiece. With some chipping to spine. Boards are a bit soiled. With foxing and toning throughout. Back board loose, but holding. Housed in a cardboard folio with previous owner magician Ricky Jay's bookplate. Overall very good.
A scarce American Hocus Pocus with descriptions of numerous tricks including passing balls through cups, how to make a card that is chosen separate from all the pack and how to cut a man's head off.
"Legerdemain, a science which has raised he admiration of society; is an art, whereby the performer seems to work prodigies and miracles, that are impossible and incredible, by agility and slight of hand." (From the first page).
Toole Stott 382.
HBS 68601.
$4,500.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68601
- Title
- Hocus Pocus, or the Whole Art of Conjuring
- Author
- MAGIC AND CONJURING
- Illustrator
- MAGIC AND CONJURING
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Turner & Fisher
- Place of Publication
- New York & Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1846
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books|Children|Magic and Conjuring
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Heritage Book Shop, LLC
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Beverly Hills, California
About Heritage Book Shop, LLC
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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