Rational Recreations, In which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy are clearly and Copiously Elucidated, by a Serie

Pp xvi 267. xii 280. xii 296. xi 367. Pages 289-304, vol 4, part of blank margins missing not affecting text. (Contemporary binding fault). 65 COPPER ENGRAVED FOLDING PLATES, vg. (As listed). Original trade boards. Original paper spine labels with hand written titles, some loss & chipped. Edges uncut. The book deals with the separation of the fraudsters from genuine scientific experiments, puzzles, tricks, visual illusions, wind-powered transport, experiments in optics, portable camera obscura, magic lanterns, pyrotechnics,etc.