The Ricky Jay Collection
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Lot 359
WECKER, Jean Jacques. Les Secrets et Merveillies de Nature....
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
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WECKER, Jean Jacques. Les Secrets et Merveillies de Nature. Rouen: Jean-Baptiste Besongne, 1600. Contemporary vellum. Engraved device to title page, woodcut illustrations in text. [16], 1 ? 1022, [42]. 8vo. Engraved bookplate. Very good or better. A handsome example of this perennial book of secrets published in Latin, French, and English, which includes the methods for simple conjuring tricks as well as descriptions of automata.
