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Boyle, Robert. - Experiments and Notes About the Mechanical Origine or Production of Electricity. (Facsimile).
The Burndy Library, 1945. 1945. - Small octavo [6-3/4 inches high by 4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed cream-colored wrappers. The facsimile is housed in a cream paper slipcase illustrated with a portrait of Boyle in brown. 38 pages. Fine.
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The original edition of Boyle's tract on electricity was published in London, along with eleven other tracts under the title "Experiments, Notes, etc." in 1675 and was reissued in 1898 and 1927. This is the first facsimile edition and was reproduced from the extremely rare first issue in the Burndy Library.
Printed on the front panel of the slipcase, below Boyle's portrait, is "Season's Greetings from Lt. Col. Bern Dibner / 1945". Bern Dibner [1898-1988] was an electrical engineer, industrialist, and historian of science and technology. He was the founder of the Burndy Library. a major collection in the history of science and technology. Fine .
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 32.5 | £UK 27.5 | JP¥ 5486] Booknumber: 35509
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Total: USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 32.5 | £UK 27.5 | JP¥ 5486]
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