Nouveau manuel de magie naturelle et amusante

by David Brewster, A. D. Vergnaud, ed

$2,200 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Paris: Roret, 1839. 12mo. ii , 286 pp. 3 folding engraved plates. Contemporary green sheep-backed marbled boards, edges sprinkled red. Some foxing, but a good copy in original condition. Item #20161 Only French edition of this scientific exposé of magic, illusion, and automata. The author, a Scottish scientist, asserts that governing bodies have long used “magic” to establish authority over an ignorant

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