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Badcock, John.?Philosophical Recreations / Domestic Amusements.?London: Thomas Hughes, (1820); ca. 1823. Two vols., uniform later half morocco gilt. 12mo. Both with folding hand-colored engraved frontispieces (one a little stained). Some rubbing along joints, but very good overall. Toole Stott 75/78. Badcock?s books are full of information on science, pyrotechnics, health, magic lanterns, electricity, chemistry and an abundance more, while his ?amusing and ingenious tricks and contrivances? could be useful to parlor conjurors and card sharps.