The adventures of a ventriloquist, or, The rogueries of Nicholas
Subtitle: containing the following entertainment, so successfully performed by Mons. Alexandre, at the Adelphi Theatre, Strand, and with signal approbation before most of the crowned heads and princes of Europe.
Contributors: Alexandre, Mons., 1796-1864.; Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: 3rd ed., Duncombe's ed.
Publisher: Published by Duncombe
Published: 1822
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Alexandre, -- Mons., -- 1796-1864; Ventriloquists -- France; Ventriloquism
Other titles: Adventures of a ventriloquist; Rogueries of Nicholas
Notes: "... a description of the wonderful performance of Mons. Alexandre, who is confessedly the most surprising ventriloquist of the present day ...": p. [4].

The 2nd ed. was published in 1822.  Cf. BL.

With:  Art of magic, and the art of ventiloquism ... New York, [189-?] -- Bingham's Ventriloquism ... New York, [between 1880 and 1900] -- Black art of magic and ventriloquism combined ... New York, [187-?] -- Klosser, Ernst. Die Bauchrednerkunst ... Dresden, [1902?] -- Kennedy, Harry.  How to become a ventriloquist ... New York, c1894 -- Davies, E.D.  Valentine Vox resuscitated ... New York, c1873 -- Lustig, David J. Vaudeville ventriloquism ... Somerville, Mass., c1920 -- Maccabe, Frederic. The art of ventriloquism ... New York, 1894 -- Maccabe, Frederic. Frederic Maccabe on voice production ... Wolverhampton, [1893] -- Peters, G. Die Kunst des Bauchredens ... Mülheim a. d. Ruhr, [1899] -- Schulz, Ernst. Die Kunst des Bauchredens ... Erfurt, 1892 -- Thayer, F.G. Art of ventriloquism. [Los Angeles, 1918] -- Ventriloquism made easy ... [New York, 188-?] -- Wehman's New book of tricks ... New York City, N.Y., c1889 -- Skinner, W.E.  Wehman's Wizards' manual ... New York, c1895.   Issued separately.
Table of contents: title: from t.p.: Part 1. Food and physic, or, Cupid turned chimney sweep ...; title: Part 2. Wine and the tooth ache, or, The biter bit ...; title: Part 3. Curtain lectures, with Jack in the box ...