Endless Amusement; a Collection of 404 Entertaining and Astonishing Experiments. Among a Variety of Other Subjects Are Amusements in Arithmetic, Mechanics, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, Optics, Pneumatics, Electricity, Chemistry, Magnetism, Combinations of Figures, Reflection and Refraction of Light, the Art of Making Fire Works, Diverting Experiments with the Magic Lantern and Camera Obscura, Wonders of the Air-Pump, All the Popular Tricks and Changes of the Cards, &Amp;C. &Amp;C. &Amp;C. The Whole So Clearly Explained As to Be Within the Reach of the Most Limited Capacity.

Author: Anon.
Title: Endless Amusement; a Collection of 404 Entertaining and Astonishing Experiments. Among a Variety of Other Subjects Are Amusements in Arithmetic, Mechanics, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, Optics, Pneumatics, Electricity, Chemistry, Magnetism, Combinations of Figures, Reflection and Refraction of Light, the Art of Making Fire Works, Diverting Experiments with the Magic Lantern and Camera Obscura, Wonders of the Air-Pump, All the Popular Tricks and Changes of the Cards, &Amp;C. &Amp;C. &Amp;C. The Whole So Clearly Explained As to Be Within the Reach of the Most Limited Capacity.
Description: London: Published by Thorp and Burch, and printed by Gye and Balne, n.d. [c.1820-1825] 12mo., pp.216, uncut, marbled paper-covered boards reinforced with green linen backstrip, folding copper-engraved frontispiece plate; foxing to frontispiece and edges, with some foxing throughout, occasional light pencil ‘x’ marks to margins, boards rubbed and lightly worn, partly recoloured with biro, with wear to edges of boards, a good copy of this extremely scarce volume.

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Price: GBP 275.00 = appr. US$ 392.70 Seller: The Minster Gate Bookshop
- Book number: 37014

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