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Tricks and Diversions with Cards. New York: Hurst & Co., ca. 1880. Hand-colored wrappers. Illustrated. 8vo. Loose signatures and short tears, soiling. 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 cheating techniques.