Pinetti, Guiseppe | Magic tricks; prestidigitation

Pinetti, Guiseppe 

Two editions of his Amusemens physiques et différentes expériences divertissantes composées 

Together 2 volumes, 8vo (each approximately 191 x 127 mm). Paris: Chez Hardouin, 1784. Half-title, woodcut monogram on title, woodcut head- and tailpiece; heavily foxed. Brown pastepaper boards, roan spine. First edition. —   Paris: Chez Hardouin; Chez Gattey, 1785. The second edition, augmented with an engraved frontispiece and 2 engraved plates by L. S. Thiery, and an additional 6 chapters for a total of 39, publisher's advertisements on verso of half-title. Modern blue marbled boards, edges tinted red. 

The first and second editions of Pinetti's only published work. The second edition is augmented with 2 engraved plates showing devices used to perform the tricks.

PROVENANCE:

1784: Bibliothèque du Clergé, Freibourg, Switzerland (library stamp on title-page)