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Hocus pocus; or the whole art of legerdemain, laid open. Set forth in its proper colours, fully, plainly and exactly; so that an ignorant person may thereby learn the full perfection of the same, after a little practice. Also the trick of changing a card into a live bird, or into any picture. To which is added, not in any former edition, instructions for composing and displaying several most beautiful pieces of fire-works.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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Hocus pocus; or, legerdemain curiosities.
Date: 1706?]- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy, or The magical companion: Containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of decepton: as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions, where are displayed the make and manner of deceiving the eye as practiced by those celebrated masters of masterful deception. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. Also the interpretation of dreams, signification of moles, palmistry, &c, with a selection of the newest songs sung this season at Woodhill and other places of public entertainment: like riddles, epigrams, and bon mote. The whole forming a book of real knowledge in the art of conjuration. With an added description of the method how to make the air balloon and inject the inflammable air.
Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or The magical companion: Containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of deception: as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions. Wherein is displayed the mode and manner of deceiving the eye, as practised by those celebrated masters of mirthful deceptions. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. also the interpretation of dreams signification of moles, palmistry, &c. with a selection of the newest songs sung this season at Vauxhall, and other places of public entertainment: jests, riddles, epigrams, and bon mots. The whole forming a book of real knowledge in the art of conjuration. With an accurate description of the method how to make the air balloon and inject the inflammable air.
Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
Modern enchantments : the cultural power of secular magic / Simon During.
During, Simon, 1950-Date: 2002- Books
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The Whole art of legerde main: Or, Nocus 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 fourth edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: [1755?]- Books
Some printers & publishers of conjuring books and other ephemera, 1800-1850 / by Trevor H. Hall and Percy H. Muir.
Hall, Trevor H.Date: 1976- Books
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The whole art of legerdemain; or, hocus pocus in perfection: ... The ninth edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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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?]- Books
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A briefe and pleasaunt treatise, intituled, Naturall and artificiall conclusions: written first by sundrie scholers of the Vniuersitie of Padua in Italie, at the instant request of one Barthelmewe a Tuscane: and now Englished by Thomas Hill Londoned [sic], as well for the commoditie of sundrie artificers, as for the matters of pleasure, to recreate wittes at vacant tymes.
Date: 1581- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of deception: as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions. Wherein is displayed the mode and manner of deceiving the eye; as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists, Breslaw, Sieur, Comus, Jonas, &c. Also The Interpretation Of Dreams, Signification Of Moles, Palmestry, &c. The whole forming A Book of real Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of the Method how to make The Air Balloon, And Inject The Inflammable Air.
Date: M,DCC,XCV. [1795]- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy: or, the conjurer unmasked. Containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical, ...
Date: 1794- Pictures
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Note on a portrait of Floram Marchand the water spouter. Manuscript.
Reference: 897i- Books
Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved / Kate Bowler.
Bowler, KateDate: 2018- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy: or, the conjuror unmasked. Containing All That IS Curious, Pleasing, Entertaining, And Comical, Selected from the most celebrated Masters of Slight Of Hand And Deception, Mathematical Inventions, &c. Wherein IS Displayed The Mode and Manner of deceiving the Eye, As practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, Pinetti, &c. Also, Interpretations Of Dreams, Signification Of Moles, Palmistry, Remarkable Stories, &c. The Whole Forming A Book Of Real Knowledge In The Art Of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of making The Air Balloon. The tenth edition, with great additions and improvements.
Date: 1792- Books
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Scot's discovery of vvitchcraft : proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars; and their power to kill, torment, and consume the bodies of men women, and children, or other creatures by diseases or otherwise; their flying in the air, &c. To be but imaginary erronious conceptions and novelties; wherein also, the lewde unchristian practices of witchmongers...is notably detected. Also the knavery and confederacy of conjurors.... The horrible art of poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and liegerdemain are fully deciphered. With many other things opened that have long lain hidden: ... Whereunto is added, a treatise upon the nature, and substance of spirits and divels, &c. all written and published in anno 1584. by Reginald Scot, Esquire.
Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599Date: 1651- Books
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Gale's cabinet of knowledge; or miscellaneous recreations: containing moral and philosophical essays, propositions, natural and metaphysical maxims, And Observations on select subjects of general Utility; with a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments: including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about Seven Hundred Serious, Comic, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and ingenious answers, comprising the essence of The Lady's, Gentleman's, and Carnan's Diaries,-Martin's Philosophical Magazines,-Ozanam and Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with copper-plate engravings.) To which is added a great number of originals. Likewise an appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove light and heat two distinct beings; With some curious definitions in optics.
Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century.Date: M,DCCC. [1800]- Books
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Gale's cabinet of knowledge; or miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, propositions, natural and metaphysical maxims. And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. With pertinent and ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings.) To which are added a great number of originals. Likewise, An appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious definitions in Optics.
Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century.Date: 1797- Books
A queer anthology of healing / Pilot Press.
Date: [2020]- Books
Social : why our brains are wired to connect / Matthew D. Lieberman.
Lieberman, Matthew D.Date: [2013]- Archives and manuscripts
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Maudsley, Dean
Date: 25/08/2009Reference: TP1/A/1191Part of: One and Other Project- Books
Worried Arthur : the birthday party / written by Joan Stimson ; illustrated by Jan Lewis.
Stimson, JoanDate: 2012- Pictures
Racial types and people with physical abnormalities exhibited at S. Watson's American Museum of Living Curiosities. Colour lithograph.
Date: [1885?])Reference: 38989i- Archives and manuscripts
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Swannell, Steve
Date: 4/09/2009Reference: TP1/A/1441Part of: One and Other Project- Books
Keep clear : my adventures with Asperger's / Tom Cutler.
Cutler, Tom (Humorist)Date: 2019