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Auswahl belustigender kunststucke, zur Unterhaltung und leicht fasslichen Kenntniss mit und von den Zauberkraften der Natur. Stuttgart: [no publisher], 1806. Contemporary plain wraps. p. [iii] iv-viii, [3] 4-104. Scattered old ink notations, spotting; manuscript ex-libris to inner front wrap, dated 1842. Rare early compendium of magic tricks taken from works by Halle, Wiegleb, Rosenthal, and Eckarthausen. Predates editions recorded in Volmann & Tummers, and Clarke & Blind.