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SECUNDUS, Merlin (pseudo.) THE VERITABLE BLACK ART. New York: Hurst & Co. (n.d., ca. 1880s). Original engraved wrappers, designed by H.W. Burns. Wood-engraved frontispiece of a ghost terrorizing a man holding a pistol. Illustrations, some full-page. 8vo. Backstrip perished, wraps chipped, pale staining to corners. A scarce treatise explaining methods in alchemy, magic, astrology, fortune-telling, and various occult sciences. It also exposes the tricks of the Davenport Brothers, illustrates the method behind Pepper’s Ghost and magic lanterns, as well as other tricks.