Black Herman's secrets of magic-mystery & legerdermain
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Title
Black Herman's secrets of magic-mystery & legerdermain
Names
Black Herman, 1889-1934 (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1938
Edition: 15th (deluxe) edition.
Place: New York
Publisher: Dorene Pub.
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc C 19-89
Subjects
Tricks
Astrology
Magic tricks -- United States
Occultism -- United States
Astrology
Magic tricks
Tricks
African American entertainers
African American magicians
Genres
Notes
Content: "This book contains some of the latest & best pocket tricks and secrets of the occult uncovered by Black Herman the magician."
Physical Description
Extent: 128 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1133653761
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b22030814
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5e0d7890-3839-013b-6c40-0242ac110002
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Date Issued
1938
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Black Herman's secrets of magic-mystery & legerdermain" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e0d7890-3839-013b-6c40-0242ac110002
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Black Herman's secrets of magic-mystery & legerdermain Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e0d7890-3839-013b-6c40-0242ac110002
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Black Herman's secrets of magic-mystery & legerdermain" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e0d7890-3839-013b-6c40-0242ac110002
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