Experiences et observations sur electricite Faites a philadelphie en Amerique

Book

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18th Century Medicine in Philadelphia

Name/Title

Experiences et observations sur electricite Faites a philadelphie en Amerique

Description

Paris: Chez Durand, 1752, 1st French edition Howes F320,. Ford 80. The first French edition of Franklin's famous work on electricity, a translation of the first part of his English publication on his experiments, originally published in London the previous year. This was the first edition issues in a foreign language, and the foundation of Franklin's fame in France, where a quarter century later he was greeted as the great sage of the New World.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Howes F320, “aa”. Ford 80.

Condition

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24,[xx], [10], 222, [2], [30] pp. plus folding plate, 16mo. Contemporary French mottles calf, spine richly gilt in six compartments, gilt morocco label, minor wear to spine ends, worn at corners, hinges a bit tender. Quite clean internally. A very good copy, in a contemporary binding.