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Tricks and Diversions with Cards. New York: Hurst & Co., ca. 1880. Hand-colored engraved wrappers (upper only). Illustrated. 8vo. 90pp. [6] ads. Backstrip perished, but sewn binding intact; some foxing and yellowing, chipping to edges. Fair. Primarily a manual of card tricks, this work was frequently reprinted as a pitch book with different magicians’ names on the cover. It also exposes the bottom deal and other crooked techniques with cards.