Project Gutenberg 2018-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 149 Dean, Henry Dean, H. (Henry) 90101687 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. The first magic book published in the United States. Originally published in England in 1722. Cf. Library of Congress information bulletin, Oct. 6, 1986. Produced by RichardW and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Hocus Pocus; or The Whole Art of Legerdemain, in Perfection" by Henry Dean is a guidebook on sleight of hand techniques written in the late 18th century. This work serves as a comprehensive manual to the practice of legerdemain, or magic tricks, intended for both novices and experienced performers looking to improve their skills. The book outlines various magical feats involving balls, coins, cards, and other props, emphasizing the elements of misdirection and practice necessary to deceive onlookers. The opening portion of the book introduces the reader to the art of legerdemain and sets the stage for detailed explanations of various tricks. Dean begins by elucidating the fundamental principles of effective performance, which include confidence, theatrical language, and body gestures designed to distract the audience. He then proceeds to describe specific tricks involving the manipulation of balls and cups, enhancing the reader's understanding of how to deceive and entertain through practiced skill and clever presentation. Overall, this introduction establishes a foundation for the tricks that will be explored in greater depth in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Magic tricks -- Early works to 1800 GV Text Category: How To ... 168206 2025-07-23T03:33:55.281362 text/html 163486 2018-05-26T08:17:22 text/html 1664217 2025-07-23T03:34:03.698411 application/epub+zip 1662372 2025-07-23T03:33:57.864375 application/epub+zip 165268 2025-07-23T03:33:55.793361 application/epub+zip 2785712 2025-07-23T03:34:07.175428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2746076 2025-07-23T03:34:01.614348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182576 2022-08-25T17:18:07.441495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141103 2025-07-23T03:33:54.642402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141380 2018-05-26T08:17:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17967 2025-07-23T03:34:07.318338 application/rdf+xml 24465 2025-07-23T03:33:55.876358 image/jpeg 3398 2025-07-23T03:33:55.834392 image/jpeg 48973 2018-05-26T08:17:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1564911 2018-05-26T08:17:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1567541 2025-07-23T03:33:55.391405 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog