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Gütle, Johann Conrad. Zaubermechanik, oder Beschreibung mechanischer Zauberlustigungen fur liebhaber belustigender Kunste. Nurnberg, 1802. [Third edition]. Contemporary plain boards, small leather title label. Engraved title vignette, 42 folding plates of mechanical conjuring apparatus and their design bound at rear. 8vo. 199pp., 7-page index. Clean and sharp with fine set of plates; staining to board. Rare; first copy of this edition at auction in 40 years. Clarke and Blind, p. 34. Contains detailed illustrations of several of the classic pieces of conjuring apparatus Rüdiger Deutsch painstakingly recreated in 18th century style, such the Die Divination Box, Transformation Bottle, and the Synchronized Magic Timepiece.