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Ancient and modern magic, [unnumbered page]

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Title
Ancient and modern magic, [unnumbered page]
Additional title: First page of Chapter I: Ancient and Modern Magic
Names
Vere, Arprey (Author)
George Routledge and Sons (Publisher)
Collection

Ancient and modern magic: with explanations of some of the best known tricks performed by Messrs, Maskelyne and Cooke

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Place: London
Publisher: G. Routledge and Sons
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MZC [RBS] (Vere, A. Ancient and modern magic)
Topics
Cooke, George Alfred, 1825-1905
Magic tricks
Genres
Discursive works
Excerpts
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page ; 17 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14605367
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.024
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ffb7240-17ed-013e-ec01-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1879: Issued
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Ancient and modern magic" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70237990-17ed-013e-4835-0242ac110003

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Ancient and modern magic" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70237990-17ed-013e-4835-0242ac110003

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). Ancient and modern magic Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70237990-17ed-013e-4835-0242ac110003

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Ancient and modern magic