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HOCUS POCUS; OR THE WHOLE ART OF LEGERDEMAIN, IN PERFECTION. BY HENRY
DEAN.


[Illustration:

 Strange feats are herein taught by slight of hand,
 With which you may amuse yourself and friend,
 The like in print was never seen before,
 And so you’ll say when once you’ve read it o’er.
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 HOCUS POCUS;
 OR THE WHOLE ART OF
 _LEGERDEMAIN_,
 IN PERFECTION.

 By which the meaneſt capacity may perform the
 whole without the help of a teacher.

 _Together with the Uſe of all the Inſtruments_
 _belonging thereto._

 TO WHICH IS NOW ADDED,
 Abundance of New and Rare Inventions.

 BY HENRY DEAN.

 _The ELEVENTH EDITION, with large_
 _Additions and Amendments._

 PHILADELPHIA:
 PRINTED FOR MATHEW CAREY, NO. 118,
 MARKET-STREET.

 1795.




THE PREFACE TO THE READER.


KIND READER,

Having _in my former_ book _of_ LEGERDEMAIN, _promiſed you farther
improvements, accordingly I have diſcovered herein to you the greateſt
and moſt wonderful ſecrets of this_ ART, _never written or publiſhed
by any man before: therefore I do not doubt but herein you will find
pleaſure to your full ſatisfaction; which is all my deſ