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Giuochi. Alberti, Joseph Anthony. I giuochi numerici...

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[Giuochi]. Alberti, Joseph Anthony. I giuochi numerici fatti arcani. Venice, Giuseppe Orlandelli, 1795. In 8° (204 x 132 mm);154, [2] pages.Woodcut frieze on title page, 16 engraved plates (slight halo.) Coeval binding in mute hardback. Exemplar with beards of this popular treatise on numerical games, which also contains varigiochides prestige illustrated in the engraved plates. Also there are recipes for sympathetic ink, fulminating powder, way of separating wine from water, way of making ink powder to take on journeys, way of removing ink stains and grease from books and paper, etc.