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Endless Amusements: or, The Art of Legerdemain Made

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Endless Amusements: or, The Art of Legerdemain Made

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Endless Amusements: or, The Art of Legerdemain Made Easy to Young Persons. Boston: Theodore Abbot, 418 Washington Street, 1846. Twelfth Edition. Marbled wrappers (apparently original), chipped and soiled. Woodcut frontispiece of a conjuror performing the cups and balls. Illustrated with figures and woodcuts. 12mo. p. [1 –5] 6 – 108. Light foxing and minor marginal staining; very good. Toole Stott 273.

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Endless Amusements: or, The Art of Legerdemain Made

Name: Endless Amusements: or, The Art of Legerdemain Made
SKU: 53102665
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

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