HOCUS POCUS; OR THE WHOLE ART OF LEG­ER­DE­MAIN, IN PER­FEC­TION. BY HEN­RY DEAN.
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.
HOCUS POCUS;
OR THE WHOLE ART OF
LEGERDEMAIN,
IN PERFECTION.
By which the meaneſtcapacity may perform the whole without the help of ateacher.
Together with the Uſeof all the Inſtruments belonging thereto.
TOWHICH IS NOW ADDED,
 Abundance of New and RareInventions.
BYHENRYDEAN.
TheELEVENTHEDITION, with largeAdditions and Amendments.
PHILADELPHIA:
PRINTED FOR MATHEW CAREY, NO. 118,
MARKET-STREET.
1795.
THE
PREFACE
TO THE
READER.
KINDREADER,
Having in my former book of LEGERDEMAIN, promiſed you fartherim­prove­ments, ac­cord­ing­ly I have diſ­cov­ered here­in toyou the greateſt and moſt wonderful ſecrets of this ART, never written or publiſhed by any manbefore: therefore I do not doubt but herein you will find pleaſure toyour full ſatisfaction; which is all my deſire.
HENRYDEAN.
The Whole ART of
LEGERDEMAIN;
OR,
HOCUS POCUS
IN PERFECTION, &c.
Leger­de­main isan oper­a­tion where­byone may seem to work won­der­ful, im­pos­si­ble,and in­cred­i­ble things, by agil­ity,nim­ble­ness, and slight of hand. The parts ofthis in­gen­i­ous art, are prin­ci­pal­ly four.
  • First, In conveyance of balls.
  • Secondly, In conveyance of money.
  • Thirdly, In cards,
  • Fourthly, In con­fed­er­acy.
 A Description of the Operation.
1. He must be one of a bold and undauntedresolution, so as to set a good face uponthe matter.
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