[LEURECHON, Jean]. Récréations mathématiques, composées de plusieurs problèmes plaisans & facétieux d'arithmétique, géométrie, astrologie, optique, perspective, méchanique, & d'autres rares & curieux secrets : plusieurs desquels n'ont jamais esté imprimez. 1642-43-43.

Rare edition of this book by Jean Leurechon (1591-1670).

Separate title-leaves and paginations to each part, several woodcut illustrations and diagrams in text,
The first and second parts, deals with the mathematical recreations. The last part is about many nice and entertaining fireworks inventions, the way to make all kinds of fuzes, simple and composed, all represented by figures.