Breslaw's last legacy, or, The magical companion : containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical : selected from the most celebrated Masters of Deception : as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions : [13 lines] : in which is displayed, the way to make the air balloon and inflammable air.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breslaw's last legacy, or, The magical companion : containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical : selected from the most celebrated Masters of Deception : as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions : [13 lines] : in which is displayed, the way to make the air balloon and inflammable air.

10511073

Description

Title: Breslaw's last legacy, or, The magical companion : containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical : selected from the most celebrated Masters of Deception : as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions : [13 lines] : in which is displayed, the way to make the air balloon and inflammable air.
Creator: Breslaw, Philip, 1726-1803
Published / Created: 1784
Publication Place: [L]ondon :
Publisher: Printed for T. Moore, No. 33, Pater-noster-Row,
Description: Frontispiece wanting. Title-page slightly mutilated and mounted. Since the frontispiece is wanting, it is not clear whether it was the first leaf of gathering A, or whether A1 was blank and is wanting.
Signatures: A-K6.
Extent: xii, 13-120 p. : incl. front. ; 18 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: NLt50 784b

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: instructions (document genre) (AAT)
Marginalia
Riddles.--rbgenr
Subject (Topic): Balloons
Magic tricks

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 1188523
Object ID (OID): 10511073