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BOYLE, ROBERT. New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, Touching the Spring of the Air, and its Effects. One engraved plate (of 2); lacks the folding plate. [16], 203, [1]; [12], 117, [3]; [8], 102, [2] pages, including half-title, blank 2V4, and final leaf listing the author's publications. 3 parts in one volume. 4to, contemporary panelled calf gilt bound uniformly with the following lot, surface of covers flaked, spine ends damaged, joints cracked, cords intact; foxing at beginning and end, occasional pencil underscoring and marginalia, worming in blank lower inner corners toward end. Signature of W. B. Ferguson dated 1874, his(?) armorial bookplate; bookplate of William Reynolds. London: Miles Flesher for Richard Davis, 1682
Third edition of Boyle's first scientific work, originally published in 1660, describing the experiments in which he established the basic physical properties of the air. Fulton 15; Wing B4000.
