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Breslaw's last legacy: or, The magical companion, [frontispiece and title page]

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Title
Breslaw's last legacy: or, The magical companion, [frontispiece and title page]
Names
Breslaw, Philip, 1726-1803 (Author)
Ellison, Saram Richard, 1852-1918 (Collector)
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Breslaw's last legacy: or, The magical companion

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1784
Place: London
Publisher: T. Moore
Edition: 2. ed.
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MZC [RBS] 97-850 (Breslaw. Breslaw's last legacy)
Topics
Magic tricks
Balloons
Genres
Books
Frontispieces
Title pages
Prints
Physical Description
Extent: 2 pages ; 17 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 38501575
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13537874
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): db539f50-6590-013e-5567-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1726: Creator Born
  • 1784: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1803: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Breslaw's last legacy: or, The magical companion" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63e08690-6597-013e-de79-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Breslaw's last legacy: or, The magical companion" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63e08690-6597-013e-de79-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1784). Breslaw's last legacy: or, The magical companion Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63e08690-6597-013e-de79-0242ac110003

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Breslaw's last legacy: or, The magical companion