Early magic trick book, French, circa 1799, eighty-four hand-coloured engraved plates, comprising twelve each of seven subjects, some with printed title below image, occasional light spotting or marks, mainly marginal, fore-edges stepped and notched as issued, watermarked Montg[o]lfier [17]99, original marbled wrappers, some minor wear to extremities, 8vo Rare early magician's blow book. These books were so designed that a blow of air by the demonstrator and a swift riffling through the pages produced a different set of images depending on which way up the volume was held and from which notch on the fore-edge it was thumbed. Our volume has seven changes: harlequin; Le Pere; l'Abb�; Soldat; flowers; La Mere; playing cards. By their very nature these ephemeral items were designed for heavy use, and so rarely survive, particularly in such good condition. (1)
Early magic trick book, French, circa 1799, eighty-four hand-coloured engraved plates, comprising twelve each of seven subjects, some with printed title below image, occasional light spotting or marks, mainly marginal, fore-edges stepped and notched as issued, watermarked Montg[o]lfier [17]99, original marbled wrappers, some minor wear to extremities, 8vo Rare early magician's blow book. These books were so designed that a blow of air by the demonstrator and a swift riffling through the pages produced a different set of images depending on which way up the volume was held and from which notch on the fore-edge it was thumbed. Our volume has seven changes: harlequin; Le Pere; l'Abb�; Soldat; flowers; La Mere; playing cards. By their very nature these ephemeral items were designed for heavy use, and so rarely survive, particularly in such good condition. (1)
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