Lot 98
Conjuring & Card Tricks.- Hooper (William) Rational Recreations, 4 vol., second edition, L. Davis, J. Robson, B. Law & G. Robinson, 1783-1782.
Estimate: £750 - 1,000
Description
Conjuring & Card Tricks.- Hooper (William) Rational Recreations, In which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy Are clearly and copiously elucidated, 4 vol., second edition, 65 folding engraved plates, light offsetting, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt and with morocco labels, rubbed, some joints starting but holding firm, [Tomash & Williams H156; Toole Stott 390], 8vo, L. Davis, J. Robson, B. Law & G. Robinson, 1783-1782.
⁂ Includes chapters on playing cards, magic tricks, dice, 'magical' modes of transport, pyrotechnics, and scientific phenomena.
Description
Conjuring & Card Tricks.- Hooper (William) Rational Recreations, In which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy Are clearly and copiously elucidated, 4 vol., second edition, 65 folding engraved plates, light offsetting, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt and with morocco labels, rubbed, some joints starting but holding firm, [Tomash & Williams H156; Toole Stott 390], 8vo, L. Davis, J. Robson, B. Law & G. Robinson, 1783-1782.
⁂ Includes chapters on playing cards, magic tricks, dice, 'magical' modes of transport, pyrotechnics, and scientific phenomena.
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