Moynet. La Machinerie Theatrale: Trucs et Décors

Moynet, Georges. La Machinerie Theatrale: Trucs et Décors. Paris: A La Librairie Illustrée, (1880). Nineteenth century quarter black morocco, banded spine with gilt title compartment, sides and endsheets marbled. Colored frontispiece and title illustration. Plates, illustrations in text. Tall 8vo. Middle spine band and edges rubbed, internally fine. Copiously diagrammed, with accounts and explanations of contemporary stage illusions and illusionists, including Robert-Houdin, Henri Robin, and Pepper’s Ghost.