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Italian standard work on conjuring View picture(s) 1 ALBERTI, Giuseppe Francesco Antonio. I Giuochi numerici fatti arcani palesati. Venice, Giovanni Battista Locatelli, 1788. 8vo. Modern half vellum with red morocco title label on spine. With woodcut vignette on title, 57 figures depicting conjuring tricks on 16 engraved full-page plates bound at the end, and many printed tables and figures in the text. 156 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Arithmetics  Games & Pastimes  Magic & Conjuring  Mathematics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to play the lottery View picture(s) 2 BALDERIC LE ROUGE. Chronicon Cameracense et Atrebatense, sive Historia utrisque Ecclesiae, III Libris, ab hinc DC sere annis conscripta. Nunc primum in luce edita, & notis illustrata Per G. COLVENERIUS. Douay, Ioan. Bogarde, 1615. Sm.8vo. Contemp. vellum. With engraved printer's vignette on title, 9 engraved illustrations of seals and dice in text, and 3 large folding plates, partly in woodcut and partly engraved, of three different tables for a popular lottery game. (40), 601, (1 blank, 16) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Games & Pastimes  History  Middle Ages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Measurable probability View picture(s) 3 BERNOULLI, Jakob. Ars conjectandi, opus posthumum. Accedit tractatus de seriebus infinitis, et Epistola Gallicè scripta de ludo pilae reticularis. Basel, Impensis Thurnisiorum, Fratrum, 1713. 4to. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt, with red title label. With 2 folding tables and a folding plate with several woodcut geometrical figures. [4], 306, 35, [1] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Games & Pastimes  Mathematics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare draught-players' manual View picture(s) 4 CECINA RICA Y FERGEL, Pablo. Medula eutropelica calculatoria, que enseña a Jugar a las damas con espada, y broquèl: divida en tres tratados: en el primero se ponen las salidas mas firmes, assi de mano, como de postre, defendidas por ambos lados. En el segundo otras defendidas por un lado, por no ser igualmente firmes por ambos. En el tercero se ponen cinquenta y cinco lances sueltos, muy provechosos para rematar con acierto los juegos. Sacala a luz un jugador incognito, aunque nombrado. Madrid, Francisco Xavier Garcia for Valentin Francès Cavallere, 1759. Sm 8vo. Contemporary vellum, title written in brown ink on spine. With some woodcut tailpieces, one charming woodcut initial and an almost full-page woodcut showing the playing board for the game of draughts with numbers added for the game-notations. (16), 184 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Chess  Games & Pastimes  Sports & Recreation  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Writing and drawing with no hands in Malines View picture(s) 5 EVERT, Jacobus Joannes. [Devotional drawing with text].- Geschreven van my, dien die wyse voorzienighyt Godts als een verwonderens waerdigs exempel van der natuer den 7:de meert 1735 zonder handen of voeten al soo heeft laeten ter waereld gebooren worden. Soo hebbe ik dit schrijfstuk alhier, met de korte armen, die maer tot aen die ellenboogen zijn  geschreven, en ook geteekent, in die tijt van tien daegen. (Malines, ca. 1770). Ca. 500 x 280 mm. Pen drawing with text on vellum. 1 p. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cabinet of Curiosities  Games & Pastimes  Theatre  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the earliest separate works entirely devoted to blade-skating View picture(s) 6 GARCIN, Jean. Le Vrai Patineur, ou Principes sur l'Art de  Patiner avec grace, Précédé de réflexions et de remarques critiques sur la manière de quelques  Patineurs inélégans, ainsi que sur les différens formes de Patins, le choix quel'on doit en faire, et les variations dont cette chaussure est susceptible. Paris, Delespinasse, Delaunaux, Nepveu, l'Auteur, 1813. Small 8vo. Original wrappers, uncut. With frontispiece giving an overall view of a skating-rink, engraved by Ambroise Tardieu, and 7 engraved plates, each showing a skater in a different position. XXIV, 93, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  French  Games & Pastimes  Ice-skating  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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All plates hand-coloured View picture(s) 7 GARCIN, Jean. Le vrai patineur, ou principes sur l'art de  patiner avec grace, précédé de réflexions et de remarques critiques sur la manière de quelques  patineurs inélégans, ainsi que sur les différens formes de patins, le choix quel'on doit en faire, et les variations dont cette chaussure est susceptible. Paris, Delespinasse, Delaunaux, Nepveu, l'Auteur, 1813. 12mo. Wrappers. With frontispiece giving an overall view of a skating-rink, engraved by Ambroise Tardieu, and 7 engraved plates, each showing a skater in a different position, all in beautiful contemporary handcolouring. XXIV, 93, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  French  Games & Pastimes  Ice-skating  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Illustrated with lively scenes of farmers celebrating Pentecost festivities View picture(s) 8 GREENWOOD, Frans. Boere-pinxtervreugt. Rotterdam, Arnold Willis, 1733. Small 4to. Contemporary vellum. With 4 full-page etched plates by the author. 39 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Dutch  Games & Pastimes  Popular Books  Songbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Curious collection of trics, frauds and deceits performed by all kinds of persons and professions View picture(s) 9 HOENN, Georg Paul. Betrugslexicon, worinnen die meisten Betrügereyen in allen Ständen, nebst denen darwider guten Theils dienenden Mitteln, entdecket von --. Zweyte neue und verbesserte Auflage. Coburg, Johann Carl Findeisen, 1761. 8vo. Contemporary brown sprinkled paper over boards. Some very interesting woodcut headpieces. (16), 524, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Dictionaries  Games & Pastimes  Law  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Immensely popular book on conjuring View picture(s) 10 HOOPER, William. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly and copiously elucidated, by a series of easy, entertaining, interesting experiments, among which are all those commonly preformed with the cards. London, Printed for L. Davis, J. Robson, B. Law and G. Robinson, 1782-83. 4 vols. 8vo. Half calf with red labels lettered in gold. With a total of 65 folding plates by J. Lodge, all coloured by a contemporary hand and many woodcut illustrations in text. (4), XVI, 267; (4), XI, 280; (4), XII, 296; (4), XI, 367 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: English  Games & Pastimes  Magic & Conjuring  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Renowned optical and mathematical work by a noted apprentice and colleague of Peter Ramus View picture(s) 11 RISNER, Friedrich. Opticae. Libri quatuor ex voto Petri Rami novissimo Fridericum Risnerum ejusdem in mathematicis adjutorem olim conscripti. Editio iterata. Kassel, Wilhelmus Wesselius, 1615. 4to. Later calf, spine ribbed, double gilt fillet border on both covers. Ornamental woodcut initials, borders and head-and tailpieces and numerous woodcut figures in text. (20), 259 (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Games & Pastimes  Mathematics  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important encyclopedic work on magic & experimental science by a pupil of Athanasius Kirchner View picture(s) 12 SCHOTT, Kaspar. Magia universalis naturae et artis, sive recondita naturalium & artificialium rerum sientia, cujus ope per variam applicationem activorum cum passivis, admirandorum effectuum spectacula, abditarumque inventionum miracula ad varios humanae vitae usus erunntur, opus quadripartitum. Continet pars I. Optica. II. Acoustica. III. Mathematica. IV. Physica. Bamberg, Iohannes Arnoldusi Cholinus (vol. II), for Joh. Martin Schönwetter (vols. I, III and IV), 1674 (vol. II)-1677 (vol. I, III, IV). 4 vols. 4to. Contemporary vellum, red sprinkled edges. With 4 richly engraved allegorical frontispieces, and 25 full-page engraved plates in the first volume, 32 full-page engraved plates, of which 9 folding, in the second volume, 21 full-page engraved plates in the third volume, and 13 full-page engraved plates, of which 2 on 1 folding plate, in the fourth volume. (19), 538, (7); (12), 432, (8); (11), 732, (6); (16), 670, (9) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Games & Pastimes  Magic & Conjuring  Mathematics  Medicine  Physics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to play blackgammon View picture(s) 13 SOUMILLE, L'abbé Bernard Laurent. Le grand trictrac, ou methode facile pour apprendre sans maitre la marche, les termes, les regles, et une  grande partie des finesses de ce jeu, enrichie de 270 planches ou figures, avec les décisions des cas particuliers. Avignon, François Girard & Dominique Seguin, 1739. Contemporary mottled calf, spine richly gilt in compartments with morocco title label, lettered in gold, marbled endpapers, red painted edges. With 270 woodcuts in the text illustrating positions and moves on the blackgammon board; 2 of them are full-page, showing 'sensible' and 'insensible' combinations of two dices, (8), 320, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  French  Games & Pastimes  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Amusing arithmetical riddles View picture(s) 14 STRABBE, Arnoldus Bastiaan. Verzameling van rekenkunstige vermakelijkheden tot eene aangename en opscherpende, dus zeer nuttige, uitspaning voor den kweekeling in die kunst als mede tot een gezelschappelijk tijdverdrijf. Amsterdam, J.B. Elwe, 1815. 8vo. Original boards. (8), 184 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Arithmetics  Games & Pastimes  Magic & Conjuring  Schoolbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Perspective of the rainbow View picture(s) 15 VOLCKAMMER, Christoph Gottlieb. Thaymantiados Thaumasia, Sive Iridis Admiranda. Sub Rationis accuratius examen revocata, Eruditorumque ventilationi publicae in Alma Altdorffina Universitate exposita, Sub Praesisio Joh. Chr. Strumii. Neuremberg, Wolfgang Maur. Endter, 1699. Small 4to. Modern vellum, red mottled edges. With 10 perspectival illustrations of the rainbow after the views of the classical scientists on large folding engraved plate, and 34 perspectival illustrations of the rainbow after the latest knowledge on 3 large folding engraved plates by Cornelius Nicolaus Schurtz after designs by the author. 185, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Games & Pastimes  Meteorology  Perspective  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare book on conjuring View picture(s) 16 WITGEEST, Simon (= Willem GOEREE?). Het natuurlyk tover-boek, of't nieuw speel-toneel der konsten: Verhandelende vijf hondert natuurlijke tover-konsten so uyt de gogel-tas, als kaart-spelen, mathematische konsten, en meer andre diergelijke aerdigheden, die tot vermaeck en tijtkortingh verstrekken: Mitsgaders een tractaat van het blanket-werck, om verscheyde wel-ruykende wateren, poederen en balsemen; als ook kostelijke bereydselen, om het aensicht, hals en handen, wit en sagt te maken. Amsterdam, Jan ten Hoorn, 1684. 5 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary vellum with title partly written in ink on spine. Beautifully engraved frontispiece, depicting all different conjuring games, and over 50 woodcut illustrations in text. [8], 512, [21] pp. 2 blank. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Games & Pastimes  Magic & Conjuring  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to entertain your family during the long winter-evenings View picture(s) 17 WITGEEST, Simon (= Willem GOEREE?). Het nieuw vermeerdert natuerlyk toover-boek of speel-tooneel der konsten. Bevattende omtrent 2000 natuerlyke toover-konsten en poetsen, zoo uyt de guychel tas als kaert-spel en tereling ... dienstig tot heerlyk vermaek. Den X. druk. Antwerpen, Petrus Josephus Rymers, 1781. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, gilt title and ornament on spine. With engraved frontispiece by Harrewyn and numerous woodcut illustrations in text, 8 of which are full-page. (10), 558, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Fireworks  Games & Pastimes  Magic & Conjuring  Witchcraft  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Nice pocket-atlas View picture(s) 18 [ATLAS - WORLD]. [Maps for a geographical grammar]. Edinburgh, for Alexander Kincaid, 1790). Modern half grey calf, with old title-label mounted on spine. With 33 folding engraved maps, by McIntyre, T. Conder, and some by J. Fraser after A. Kincaid. 1 leaf with manuscript index. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Atlases  Discovery & Exploration  England  English  Games & Pastimes  Maps  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The marvels of a fair and street performances View picture(s) 19 [BENDORP, Karel Frederik (the Elder)]. Kermis-tafereeltjes in geëtste Kunstplaatjes, op Boert- en ernstige dichttrant beschreven. Tot nut en vermaak voor kinderen van allerlei ouderdom. Derde druk. Dordrecht, A. Blussé & Zoon, (1810). Sm.8vo. Orig. boards. With vignette of a little angel on engraved title, and 8 full-page engraved plates by K.F. Bendorp, depicting all kinds of attractions at a Dutch fair, all finely coloured by hand. 24 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  Dutch  Games & Pastimes  Picture Books  Professions  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the origins of playing cards View picture(s) 20 [BULLET, Jean Baptiste]. Recherches Historiques sur les Cartes à Jouer, Avec des Notes critiques & intéressantes, Par l'Auteur de Mémoires sur la Langue Celtique. Lyons, J. Deville, 1757. Sm.8vo. Modern half calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with red morocco title-label, red mottled edges. (6), 163, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  France  Games & Pastimes  History  Playing Cards  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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