Ingleby's Whole Art of Legerdemain, Containing All the Tricks and Deceptions, (Never before published) As performed by the Emperor of Conjurers, at the Minor Theatre, with Copious Explanations; Also, several new and astonishing Philosophical and Mathematical Experiments, With Preliminary Observations, Including Directions for Practicing the Slight of Hand.
London: Printed for T. Hughes and C. Chaple, [1815]. Hardcover. This 1815 guide to sleight of hand magic comprises 50 tricks from Victorian conjurer Thomas Ingleby, each with full description and explanation, with tricks including decapitating a rooster and restoring it to life, stopping and starting time on a watch..... More