The boy's own book
Subtitle: a complete encyclopedia of all the diversions athletic, scientific, and recreative, of boyhood and youth
Edition: Sixth American edition.
Publisher: Munroe and Francis; Joseph H. Francis.; Chaples [i.e. Charles] S. Francis.
Published: 1847
Place of publication: Boston; New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Magic tricks; Juvenile literature; Games; Sports; Amusements
Notes: By William Clarke. Cf. Halkett & Laing.

First American edition: Boston : Monroe and Francis, 1829.

Abridged from the English ed. Cf. Hall.

"The 'fifth' and 'sixth' edition was used indiscriminately, depending upon which type was set-up; the date therefore bore no relation to the edition."--Toole-Stott.

Signatures: [A]⁸ B⁴ C-U⁸/⁴ W⁸ X⁴ Y⁸ Z⁴ 2A⁸ 2B-2C⁴.

P. [1], first count, bears a publisher's device for Munroe & Francis, and a statement of copywrite.

Bound in brown cloth. Gold stamping on spine. Embossed boards.

Includes "Feats of legerdemain," p. 149-194, and "Tricks with cards," p. 195-206.

Publisher's advertisements, p. [1-4] at end.

Includes index.

Access to portions of this material may be restricted.

Toole-Stott, R. Conjuring, 157.

Hall, Trevor H. Bibliography of books on conjuring in English, 35.

Originally published: London : Vizetelly, Branston & Co., 1828.