I giochi numerici fatti arcani, palesati.
by Alberti, Giuseppe Antonio
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
Bologna: Bartolomeo Borghi, 1747. First edition. Good. Octavo (19cm); viii, 314 pages (misnumbered in last gathering--a point of the first printing), and XVI full page engraved plates, along with several woodcut tables in text. In 18th-century two-tone woodblock decorated paper over boards. Paper label on spine worn and illegible. Spine darkened and faded. Endleaves renewed. Some spots and stains throughout. References: Honeyman 47 ("Contains arithmetical puzzles, tricks with cards and dice, problems relating to the theory of numbers, sleight of hand, etc." ); Riccardi I, 15 ("oltre i giuochi numerici contiene ancora dilettevoli giuochi di prestigio"); Caillet 1, #146 ("Ouvrage sur les nombres et sur les secrets et recettes, enrichi des figures gravées hors texte.")
First edition of the first book on prestidigitation printed in Italy. The text is a handbook of dice and card games, mathematical riddles, sleight-of-hand, and magic, illustrated by 16 engraved plates and several tables. Among much else, the text includes recipes for invisible ink, exploding powder, and ink that can only be read in the dark.
First edition of the first book on prestidigitation printed in Italy. The text is a handbook of dice and card games, mathematical riddles, sleight-of-hand, and magic, illustrated by 16 engraved plates and several tables. Among much else, the text includes recipes for invisible ink, exploding powder, and ink that can only be read in the dark.
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6102
- Title
- I giochi numerici fatti arcani, palesati.
- Author
- Alberti, Giuseppe Antonio
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bartolomeo Borghi
- Place of Publication
- Bologna
- Date Published
- 1747
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- magic sleight-of-hand prestidigitation number theory games
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Long Eighteenth Century;
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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