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New York: Hurst and company, 1875. Paperback. FBR (Fair but Rare). Color illustrated stapled wraps, octavo. 90 pages, plus six page publisher catalog. Note conditon: jagged chip to front corner which starts at one inch and goes down front edge three inches with the jagged edge being one to three inches deep and affects "Diversions" in the title. The chip has a white backing which makes the cover complete. Rear wrap is stained and wraps are darkened. Spine is chipped, stapled binding tight. Edges stained and some very light dampstaining to top margin of first 70 pages. Text is clean. Very scarce early book on card tricks. Topics covered: • Instructions For Amateurs • How to Make the Pass • Forcing a Card • The "Long Card" • The Divining Card • Deceptive Shuffles • To Smuggle A Card • To Slip A Card • To Carry Away A Card • To Place A Card • The Ten Duplicate Cards—To Reveal A Person's Thoughts • Three Cards being Presented to Three… Read More