Zaubermechanik oder Beschreibung mechanischer Zauberbelustigungen mit darzu gehörigen Maschinen für Liebhaber...

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8vo. Half-leather, spine in five compartments (with XXXII pp. (incl.printed title), 323 pp.; Illustrated with 40 engraved plates, many of them folded. First edition. Two parts in one book. Part one, pp. 1-136 with 5 numbered engraved plates, part two, pp. 137-332 with 35 engraved plates. Several of the illustrations are foldout plates; the plates are with tracks of use (marginal frayings at the top or at the folds). The upper part of book with waterstains, text pages and plates on top affected, mainly at the geginning or towards the end. Original half-leather, covers with marble papers, lower spine broken at the left side (with older repairs and stains)