[Rarebooks] For Sale: Le Nouveau Savant de Societe

[Norman Kane]

[DUCOEUR-JOLY, S. J.]  LE NOUVEAUJ SAVANT DE SOCIETE, OU ENCYCLOPEDIE 
DES JEUX DE SOCIETE . . . BONS MOTS, ANECDOTES
. . . LE BILLARD, LE WISK . . . QUATRIEME EDITION, AUGMENTE . . . 
AVEC FIGURES .. .   Paris: Barba, Palais-Royal, No. 51,derriere le 
Theatre-Francais,1825. 4 volumes, 12mos, quarter leather with marbled 
boards, minimal wear, a pleasant set.  Illustrated with 4 
frontispieces (2 folding, 2 with blank corner gone) & 3 folding 
plates (blank corners gone.)  One text leaf with defective corner, 
affecting several words. Scarce: 3 copies in OCLC, one being 
incomplete. (Magic tricks, indoor games, amusements, &c.  One 
frontispiece portrays a magician.) $225.00    (Trade Discount 10%)

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