The conjurer's magazine of secrets in legerdemain & slight of hand : containing every experiment that is either curious, pleasing, entertaining, or surprising, as performed by the most celebrated professors : forming a rich store of never-ceasing amusemen
Bibliographic Citation:
Ramsay, W. The conjurer's magazine of secrets in legerdemain & slight of hand : containing every experiment that is either curious, pleasing, entertaining, or surprising, as performed by the most celebrated professors : forming a rich store of never-ceasing amusement : including all the new discoveries / by W. Ramsay. London : Printed by and for Hodgson & Co., No. 10, Newgate Street, [1824]
Alternative Title:
Conjurer's magazine of secrets in legerdemain and slight of hand
Creator:
Publisher:
Printed by and for Hodgson & Co., No. 10, Newgate Street, [1824]
Notes:
  • Imprint date from frontispiece.
  • "Sixpence."
  • Title page and frontispiece only.
  • Hand-coloured frontispiece probably by Robert Cruikshank.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 in a collection of 57 title pages and frontispieces from 1820 to 1828 that represent a better technique than some earlier examples as the strong colours are not applied as carelessly as some of the earlier and cheaper booklets; accession number: 359087.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 18 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Miscellaneous
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8079
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_R63_no_10_elf