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Nouveau manuel de magie naturelle et amusante by BREWSTER, David; VERGNAUD, A.D., ed

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Nouveau manuel de magie naturelle et amusante
Author
BREWSTER, David; VERGNAUD, A.D., ed
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Paris: Roret, 1839. 3 folding engraved plates. Contemporary green sheep-backed marbled boards, edges sprinkled red. Some foxing, but a good copy in original condition. 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 populace, and his book provides protective elucidation on their methods. He discusses the physiological mechanics of optical illusions, spectral visions made with lenses and mirrors, creating auditory illusions that harness vibrations in the air, automata employed by ancient rulers, fire control, and even alchemy. Throughout the text, Brewster provides anecdotal evidence for his scientific analyses. The folding plates feature 78 vignettes that illustrate the principles contained in the book. This book was published as part of a lengthy series of French encyclopedias and manuals called Manuels-Roret by Nicolas-Edme Roret (1797-1860). Price, Psychical Research 117; Clark, Conjuring 14.
Manhattan Land Book: Desk and Library Edition - City of New York 1934

Manhattan Land Book: Desk and Library Edition - City of New York 1934 by [Urban Planning; New York]

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Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Title
Manhattan Land Book: Desk and Library Edition - City of New York 1934
Author
[Urban Planning; New York]
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: G. W. Bromley & Company, 1934. Very Good. New York: G. W. Bromley & Company, 1934. First Edition, from an unknown number printed but with "No. 70" cut and pasted to front free endpaper. Oblong folio (30x43.5cm); original gray cloth stamped in red and black; [8]pp. index + 188 color plates with extensive pasted-in cancels, collated and complete. Boards soiled and edgeworn with minor fraying; binding sound; occasional spotting and chipping to edges, else a Very Good and sound copy. Incredibly detailed block by block map of Depression-era Manhattan, notable for the meticulous updates by hand to nearly every plate with paper cutouts (and adjacent glue smears) placed above the originals, presumably to account for the fast pace of change in the city's urban landscape. Bromley had last produced a Manhattan land book in 1930. Remarkable for its production, level of detail, and capturing New York in its skyscraper heyday.
The Works of The Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq

The Works of The Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq by Addison, Joseph

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Seller: Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Title
The Works of The Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq
Author
Addison, Joseph
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Contemporary polished brown calf. Very good. 4 Vols
Description
London: J. and R. Tonson, 1761. leather_bound. Contemporary polished brown calf. Very good. 4 Vols. 30 x 25 cm. First Baskerville edition, engraved portrait frontispiece after Kneller, 3 engraved plates after Hayman, woodcuts of medals, with the rare 'Directions to Binder' leaf usually lacking. 13 woodcuts of coins. DIBDEN noted, "He who hath the Baskerville edition hath a good and even glorious performance. It is pleasant (and of course profitable) to turnover the pages of these lovely tomes...." BRUNET Vol.I, pt1. "Tres-belle edition des oeuvres de cet ecrivain celebre:" Considered "the most beautiful edition of Addison ever published." HASKELL 17. Worming to outer margin of first few leaves in Vol. IV. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt in floret motifs, red and black spine labels lettered in gilt.
Inquiries Relating to Negro Emanciaption

Inquiries Relating to Negro Emanciaption

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Title
Inquiries Relating to Negro Emanciaption
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Very Good
Description
London: Printed for J. Hatchard and Son, No. 187 Piccadilly, 1829. 1st ed. Paperback. Very Good. 99p. No separate wrapper present. 22 cm. Stitching partially perished, Moderate cover soil. A little dog-earing at corners. A British pro-slavery argument with examples drawn mostly from the West Indies and Sierra Leone.
The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games Melbourne: A Guide to the Exhibitions with Introductory Commentaries on the Arts in Australia

The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games Melbourne: A Guide to the Exhibitions with Introductory Commentaries on the Arts in Australia

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Seller: McBlain Books
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The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games Melbourne: A Guide to the Exhibitions with Introductory Commentaries on the Arts in Australia
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
(Melbourne): Olympic Civic Committee of the Melbourne City Council (for the The Olympic Organising Committee), 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. color frontis, photos (black and white), 196p. Original Blue cloth. dj. 24 cm. Jacket has modest chipping at corners and and around ends of backstrip. Some browning on endpapers. An uncommon Olympic item.
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Catalogue of An Exhibition Illustrative of the Text of Shakespeare's Plays (As Published in Edited Editions; Together With A Large Collection of Engraved Portraits of the Poet)

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Title
Catalogue of An Exhibition Illustrative of the Text of Shakespeare's Plays (As Published in Edited Editions; Together With A Large Collection of Engraved Portraits of the Poet)
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: The Grolier Club, 1916. Hardcover. Octavo; G+; dark tan spine with gilt text to red label; noted as of an edition of 1 of 207 copies for the Grolier Club of New York City on Van Gelder Zonen handmade paper; no jacket; cloth exterior has moderate age toning toward edges; few, minor chips to spine edges; straight boards; clear wrap to cloth; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; deckled edges; frontispiece with tissue guard; minor notation to foreword; slight cracking to front hinge and rear endpapers; few, slight smudges to few first and last pages; illustrations with tissue guard; interior lightly toned; pp 115. 1367732. FP New Rockville Stock.

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