Broadsides or broadsheets were produced as cheaply as possible as forms 12 of mass entertainment. As such they were ephemeral and can be exceedingly rare. They were printed on one side of a single sheet and reused stocks of woodblocks for illustration on multiple sheets. This one on legerdemain promises to give concise instruction in learning the art, including the cups and balls, decapitating and reviving a cockerel, and stunts such as walking on hot iron bars and fireeating. Imprints often record the printer of this broadside as the proprietor of the wholesale toy warehouse in Seven Dials, an area known for the printing and selling of cheap, crude ballads. This item was printed on half a sheet with a copy of the Gypsey Fortune Teller, revealing the secrets of physiognomy and palmistry.