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Book/Printed Material The practical magician and ventriloquist's guide : a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism.

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Title

  • The practical magician and ventriloquist's guide : a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism.

Names

  • Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
  • McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New York : Hurst & Co., c1876.

Headings

  • -  Magic tricks--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Ventriloquism--Handbooks, manuals, etc

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-07-01 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-07-02 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-07-03 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 92 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1547 .P88
  • GV1542 .H6 vol. 10 Copy 1 With: Black art of magic and ventriloquism combined ... New York, [187-?]. Issued separately.
  • GV1557.A1 H6 vol. 1 Copy 1 With: Moncrieff, W.T. The adventures of a ventriloquist ... Duncombe's ed. London, [182-]. Issued separately.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • ca05001911

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Harry Houdini Collection, and Mcmanus-Young Collection. The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist's Guide: A Practical Manual of Fireside Magic and Conjuring Illusions: Containing Also Complete Instructions for Acquiring & Practising the Art of Ventriloquism. New York: Hurst & Co, 1876. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca05001911/.

APA citation style:

Harry Houdini Collection & Mcmanus-Young Collection. (1876) The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist's Guide: A Practical Manual of Fireside Magic and Conjuring Illusions: Containing Also Complete Instructions for Acquiring & Practising the Art of Ventriloquism. New York: Hurst & Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca05001911/.

MLA citation style:

Harry Houdini Collection, and Mcmanus-Young Collection. The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist's Guide: A Practical Manual of Fireside Magic and Conjuring Illusions: Containing Also Complete Instructions for Acquiring & Practising the Art of Ventriloquism. New York: Hurst & Co, 1876. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/ca05001911/>.