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.

by Henry Dean

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 deſire.

HENRY DEAN.

The Whole ART of
LEGERDEMAIN;
OR,
HOCUS POCUS
IN PERFECTION, &c.

Leger­de­main is an oper­a­tion where­by one may seem to work won­der­ful, im­pos­si­ble, and in­cred­i­ble things, by agil­ity, nim­ble­ness, and slight of hand. The parts of this in­gen­i­ous art, are prin­ci­pal­ly four.

• First, In conveyance of balls.
• Secondly, In conveyance of money.
• Thirdly, In cards,
• Fourthly, In con­fed­er­acy.