Nouvelles Récréations Physiques et Mathématiques, Contenant, ce qui a été imaginé de plus curieux dans ce genre, et ce qui se découvre journellement

Guyot, Edme-Gilles

Published by Chez Gueffier, Paris, 1786

About this Item

8vo. Hardcover. Three Volumes. Vol 1 pp. 375. Vol 2 pp. 410. Vol 3 pp. 411. Third edition, considerably enlarged. Contains 102 engraved plates. In very good condition; leather binding with raised bands and gilt title and decoration on the spine. Covers have scuffs and wear as expected with age. Marbled end-paper. Corners bumped and the spines starting to chip at the ends, with hints of cracking between the spine and boards. Nonetheless binding remains tight. Some slight scratches and tears in the leather, with very small dents to the covers. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked with light foxing and ghosting. The first dozen pages of volume 1 are slightly creased, and the haf-title has a small tear in upper left corner. The plate on page 114 is torn in the lower corner, and the plate on page 149 has a small tear in the middle of the page and another on the margin. The end-papers are starting to peel away from their adjoining pages. Overall in very good condition. The author was a French polymath and manufacturer of both serious scientific instruments and conjuring apparatus; his fascination with magic and illusion is clear from this intriguing work which was first published in 1769. Seller Inventory # 036652

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nouvelles Récréations Physiques et ...

Publisher: Chez Gueffier, Paris

Publication Date: 1786

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 3rd Edition