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TRICKS AND DIVERSIONS WITH CARDS. New York: Hurst & Co., ca. 1880. Publisher’s brown cloth stamped in blind and gilt (lower stained). Illustrated. 8vo. 90pp. [6] ads. Very good. The first example we have encountered with this binding. Primarily a manual of card tricks, this work was frequently reprinted as a pitch book with different magicians’ names on the cover. It also explains techniques of “blacklegs and gamblers,” including the Bottom Deal, Strippers, and a basic method for “giving the office.”