The square of Gotham, pp. 229-230. 24 scholars, 9 on a side, changing to 20, 28, 32. = Boy's Own Conjuring Book. Prob. 24: The nuns, pp. 274 & 297. 24 nuns. = Book of 500 Puzzles, prob. 24. = Boy's Own Conjuring Book, prob. 23. c= Illustrated Boy's Own Treasury, prob. 29.
Landells. Boy's Own Toy-Maker. 1858. Pp. 149-150. c= Magician's Own Book, prob. 24.
The Sociable. 1858. Prob. 21: The blind abbot and the monks, pp. 292-294 & 309. 24 monks, 9 on a side, changed to 20, 28, 32, 36, 18. = Book of 500 Puzzles, prob. 21.
Book of 500 Puzzles. 1859.
Prob. 21: The blind abbot and the monks, pp. 10-12 & 27. As in The Sociable. Prob. 24: The nuns, pp. 88 & 111. Identical to Magician's Own Book, prob. 24.
Boy's Own Conjuring book. 1860.
The square of Gotham, pp. 199 200. Identical to Magician's Own Book. Prob. 23: The nuns, pp. 236 & 261. Identical to Magician's Own Book, prob. 24.
Illustrated Boy's Own Treasury. 1860. Prob. 29, pp. 429 & 434. Very similar to Magician's Own Book, prob. 24.
Vinot. 1860. Art. LVIII: Les étrennes du Commissaire, pp. 75-76. 140 bottles of wine arranged 1, 34, 1 on each side. Clerk steals four bottles sixteen times, reducing to 17, 2, 17.
The Secret Out (UK). c1860. Both of the following are presented with cards.
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