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Endless Amusements
United Kingdom
Endless Amusement : a collection of nearly 400 entertaining experiments in various branches of science, all the popular tricks and changes of the cards, &c., to which is added a complete system of pyrotechny the art of making fireworks. by anonymous was first published in London around 1815.
Over 200 pages, it purports to contain "all the popular tricks and changes of the Cards".
There were many editions. 'A Second Edition' of Endless Amusement was published in Philadelphia in 1821 [1]
There was also published "A sequel to the Endless Amusement".
United States
Endless Amusement : or, the Art of Legerdemain Made Easy to Young Persons was first published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1842. Hall's Old Conjuring Books, page 182, says "this relied on Deans The Whole Art of Legerdemain for most of its text and illustrations."
References
- ↑ Old Conjuring Books by Trevor H. Hall (1972)
