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Fortgesetzte Magie, oder, Die Zauberkräfte der Natur, Vierter Band [Continued Magic, or, The Magic Powers of Nature, Volume 4]
by HALLE, Johann Samuel
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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About This Item
Vienna: Johann Thomas Edlen, 1792. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. W. Engelman. 12mo. Pp. [x], 596. German language. Engraved title vignette. Illustrated with engravings in a section of ten folded leaves. Index. Bound in unlabeled paper-covered boards. Edges sprinkled red. FFEP and title page owner signed in ink J. N. Weize (?). A few pages lightly foxed, text block otherwise crisp and bright. Covers rubbed, corners bumped, edges chipped. Head of spine worn. A small section has been clipped from the right side of Plate IX. Halle (1727 - 1810) was a Prussian professor of history who also wrote on toxicology, crafts and the sciences. His works on "Magic" described experiments to produce amazing phenomena with optics, magnetism, electricity, chemistry, etc. Twelve volumes were produced 1788 - 1802.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4831
- Title
- Fortgesetzte Magie, oder, Die Zauberkräfte der Natur, Vierter Band [Continued Magic, or, The Magic Powers of Nature, Volume 4]
- Author
- HALLE, Johann Samuel
- Illustrator
- W. Engelman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Johann Thomas Edlen
- Place of Publication
- Vienna
- Date Published
- 1792
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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