Osservazioni Fisiche Sul Preteso Vero Uomo Incombustibile Signor Giuseppe Lionnet.
Turin, B. Barberis 1808.
8vo (203 x 131 mm.). 48p.
Stabbed in original blue wrappers (rubbed, corners folded).
Only Edition. Follini throws cold water on sensational illusionist Giuseppe Lionnet’s claim of incombustibility. When Lionnet’s performance tour brought him to Turin, Follini subjected him to physical tests with hot metal bars, boiling oil, molten lead and nitric acid. Follini proved that the illusionist used alum, sleight of hand and extreme heat acclimatization in his performances. No example in the U.S. In good condition.
¶Castiglioni, Gli Incombustibili: Bibliografia Leoniana scritti su Giuseppe Leoni (online) 6.
Price: $2,250.00
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