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The whole art of legerdemain, [frontispiece and title page]

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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The whole art of legerdemain

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The whole art of legerdemain, [frontispiece and title page]
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The whole art of legerdemain: being a curious collection of diverting secrets and experiments, in the arts of conjuration and slight of hand, performed in different parts of Europe and in London, by the most celebrated professors in natural magic and legerdemain: including the newest discoveries in science and art

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1832
Place: London
Publisher: printed for the booksellers, and for J. Kendrew
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MZC [RBS] 97-868 (Dean, H. Whole art of legerdemain)
Topics
Magic tricks
Genres
Frontispieces
Title pages
Prints
Physical Description
Extent: 2 pages ; 20 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13357078
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.071
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 768ebd50-fe19-013d-9b41-0242ac110002
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

  • 1832: Issued
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The whole art of legerdemain" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1832. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76b4b4c0-fe19-013d-1f90-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The whole art of legerdemain" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76b4b4c0-fe19-013d-1f90-0242ac110002

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1832). The whole art of legerdemain Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76b4b4c0-fe19-013d-1f90-0242ac110002

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The whole art of legerdemain