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Sat, Apr 8, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 199

Wiegleb, Johann Christian. Die Naturliche Magie.

Estimate: $1,800 - $2,400

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Wiegleb, Johann Christian. Die Naturliche Magie. Berlin: Nicolai, 1782 – 1800. Partial set (14 of 20 volumes). Eighteenth century quarter leather, spines lettered and ornamented florally in gilt, with speckled sides. Profusion of folding engraved plates. 8vo. Minor wear to bindings; near fine internally. An encyclopedic work on natural magic, covering card sleights, illusions by electrical, optical, and pneumatic means, and contemporary wonders including Von Kempelen’s chess-playing automaton “The Turk.”

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