27 results filtered with: Magic tricks - Early works to 1800
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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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The Conjuror's repository; Or, The whole art and mystery of magic displayed, by the following celebrated characters: Pinetti Katterfelto Barrett Brislaw Sibley Lane, &c. Embellished with an engraving.
Date: [1795?]- Books
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Physical amusements and diverting experiments. Composed and performed in different capitals of Europe, and in London. By Signor Giuseppe Pinetti, DE Wildalle, Knight Of The German Order Of Merit Of ST. Philip, Professor Of Mathematics And Natural Philosophy, Pensioned BY The Court Of Prussia, Patronized BY All The Royal Family Of France, Aggregate Of The Royal Academy Of Sciences And Belles Lettres Of Bordeaux, &C.
Pinetti, Giuseppe, 1750-1800.Date: Printed In The Year MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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Philosophical amusements; or, easy and instructive recreations for young people.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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Hocus pocus; or, the whole art of legerdemain 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. Written by H. Dean.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The whole art of legerdemain, or, hocus pocus in perfection. ... Together with the use of the several instruments belonging thereto. ... Written by H. Dean.
Date: 1722- Books
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Pinneti's last legacy, Or The magical cabinet unlock'd: being a curious collection of entertaining and diverting tricks on cards and dice; together with the astonishing philosophical experiments, &c. Projected by the ingenious and celebrated Signior Ga. Pinneti, who has received the patronage of most of the Princes of Europe, for his surprizing and wonderful inventions; and has exhibited the same at the Theatre Royal in London, with universal applause. Consisting of thirty-three astonishing and wonderful tricks and experiments, performed by him. Interspersed with the performances of several other ingenious persons, never before published. The whole explained in so familiar a manner as to enable the reader to become equally expert with pinnetl in magical and philosophical experiments.
Pinetti, Giuseppe, 1750-1800.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]- Books
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The whole art of legerdemain, or hocus 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. 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. By Henry Dean.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The key of knowledge; or universal conjuror. Unfolding the mysteries of the occult Sciences, and being a guide to the temple of wisdom. By Malcolm Macleod D.D. Author of the Majesty of Darkness Mystery of Dreams &c&c.
Macleod, Malcolm, D.D.Date: [1800?]- 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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The whole art of legerdemain: or, hocus 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 third edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: [1756]- Books
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The whole art of legerdemain: or, hocus 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, A bundance of New and Rare Inventions, the like never before in Print, but much desired by many. The second edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: 1727- Books
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The whole art of legerdemain: or, hocus 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 eighth edition, corrected, and improved with an entire new set of cuts. Written by H. Dean.
Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The old hocus pocus. Being the anatomy of legerdemain; or, the whole art of jugling. 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, The Compleat Vermin-Killer.
Date: [1742?]- Books
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The merry companion: or, delights for the ingenious. In two parts. I. Teaching how to shew 177 merry tricks; ... II. Containing, a collection of merry jests; ... By Richard Neve.
Neve, Richard.Date: [1716]- Books
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The conjurer unmasked; or, la magie blanche dévoilée : being a clear and full explanation of all the surprizing performances exhibited as well in this Kingdom as on the Continent, by the most eminent and dexterous professors of slight of hand, Together With Descriptions, Observations, and Directions for the Tricks of the Divining Rod,-Automaton Chess Player,-Self Performing Organ,-Speaking Figure,-Artificial Serpents,-Mechanical Birds,-Automaton Flute Player,-Transparent Magical Tables, &c. &c. Translated from the French of Monsieur Decremps.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]- Books
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The conjurer unmasked; Being a clear and full explanation of all the surprizing performances exhibited as well in this kingdom, as on the continent By the most eminent and dexterous professors of slight of hand, together with the tricks of the divining rod,-automaton chess-player,-speaking figure,-artificial serpents,-mechanical birds,-automaton flute player,-vaulting figure,-magical table,-perpetual motion, &c. &c.
Decremps, Henri, 1746-1826.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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The whole art of legerdemain: or hocus pocus in perfection. ... To which are added, several tricks of cups and balls, &c. as performed by the little man without hands or feet. The wonderful art of fire eating.
Date: [1750?]- 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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Hocus pocus: or, the cabinet of legerdemain curiosities broke open. Being a choice collection of rare artificial tricks Entertaining and Diverting. To which is Added, The Artificial Jester, Compos'd for the Innocent Diversion of Youth. Read o're this Book and you may say, Your Money is not thrown away. By Richard Neve.
Neve, Richard.Date: 1721- Books
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The whole art of legerdemain: or hocus pocus in perfection. ... The seventh edition, with large additions and amendments. Written by H. Dean.
Date: 1763- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy: or, the conjurer unmasked. Containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical, ...
Date: 1794- 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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Natural magic: or, physical amusements revealed, by Philip Astley, Riding-Master, Westminster-Bridge, London; Great Part of which are intended to be added to the several Entertainments of the above Place, for the Year 1785, only.
Astley, Philip, 1742-1814.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]- Books
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The old hocus pocus. Being the anatomy of legerdemain; or, the whole art of jugling. Set forth in its proper colours, ...
Date: [1740?]