XVIIIth c. - MAGIC - DECREMPS, M. - White... - Lot 38 - Coutau-Bégarie

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XVIIIth c. - MAGIC - DECREMPS, M. - White... - Lot 38 - Coutau-Bégarie
XVIIIth c. - MAGIC - DECREMPS, M. - White magic unveiled or explanation; Surprising tricks, which have recently become the admiration of the Capital and the Province, with reflections on the divining rod, the chess-playing automatons, &c. &c. Paris. Chez Langlois libraire, rüe du Petit Pont. Tiger relieur, place Cambray et chez l'auteur rüe de la Coutellerie vis-à-vis celle de la Tacherie. With permission, 1784. Frontispiece by Queverdo representing Pinetti performing a most spectacular card trick.and engraved title. Bound with SUPPLEMENT to White Magic Revealed [...]. P., chez l'auteur, rue des rats [...], 1785. Engraved frontispiece and title. Vignettes in the text, 4 plates, 4 folding text plates. Bound with ECLAIRCISSEMENT on some items for which no explanation has been given [...]. In-12 full calf, smooth spine decorated. Spines faded, a cracked jaw, small lacks of leather. Mention of first volume on the back. First edition of this classic written by an author who was neither magician nor conjurer.
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