scarce complete set of first editions of Faraday's papers on electricity and magnetism, which contributed fundamentally to the modern understanding and industrial use of electricity, including the final paper published after the 1839-44-55 collected edition in book form. Jeffreys entry numbers given in square brackets below; for the collected edition see Neville I, 441-42, Grolier/Horblit 29, and PMM 308.

First Series. 1. On the Induction of Electric Currents. 2. On the Evolution of Electricity from Magnetism. 3. On a new Electrical Condition of Matter. 4. On Arago's Magnetic Phenomena. Pages. 125-162, with 1 plate. Read November 24, 1831 [187].

Second Series. 5. Terrestrial Magneto-electric Induction. 6. Force and Direction of Magneto-electric Induction generally. Pages 163-194, with 1 plate. Read January 12, 1832 [191].

Third Series. 7. Identity of Electricities derived from different sources. 8. Relation by measure of common and voltaic Electricity. Pages 23-54, with 1 plate. Read January 10 and 17, 1833 [207].

Fourth Series. 9. On a new Law of Electric Conduction. 10 On Conducting Power generally. Pages 507-522. Read May 23, 1833 [215].

Fifth Series. 11. On Electro-chemical Decomposition. Pages 675-710, with 1 plate. Read June 20, 1833 [218].

Sixth Series. 12. On the power of Metals and other Solids to induce the Combination of Gaseous Bodies. Pages 55-76, with 1 plate. Read January 11, 1834 [220].

Seventh Series. 11. On Electro-chemical Decomposition continued. 13. On the absolute quantity of Electricity associated with the particles or atoms of Matter. Pages 77-122. Read January 23, February 6 and 13, 1834 [221].

Eighth Series. 14. On the Electricity of the Voltaic Pile. Pages 425-470, with 1 plate. Read June 5, 1834 [227].

Ninth Series. 15. On the influence by induction of an Electric Current on itself:--and on the inductive action of Electric Currents generally. Pages 41-56. Read January 29, 1835 [234].

Tenth Series. 16. On an improved form of the Voltaic Battery. 17. Some practical results respecting the construction and use of the Voltaic Battery. Pages 263-274. Read June 18, 1835 [241].

Eleventh Series. 18. On Induction. Pages 1-40, with 1 plate. Read December 21, 1837 [273]. and: Supplementary Note to . . . Eleventh Series. Pages 79-81. Read March 29, 1838 [280].

Twelfth Series. 18. On Induction (continued). Pages 83-123. Read February 8, 1838 [277].

Thirteenth Series. 18. On Induction (continued). 19. Nature of the electrical current. Pages 125-168, with 3 plates. Read March 15, 1838 [279].

Fourteenth Series. 20. Nature of the electric force or forces. 21. Relation of the electric and magnetic forces. 22. Note on electrical excitation. Pages 265-282. Read June 21, 1838 [285].

Fifteenth Series. 23. Notice of the character and direction of the electric force of the Gymnotus. Pages 1-12. Read December 6, 1838 [286].

Sixteenth Series. 24. On the source of power in the voltaic pile. Pages 61-91, with 3 plates. Read February 6, 1840 [299].

Seventeenth Series. 24. On the source of power in the voltaic pile (continued). Pages 93-127. Read March 19, 1840 [299].

Eighteenth Series. 25. On the electricity evolved by the the friction of water and steam against other bodies. Pages 17-32, with 1 plate. Read February 2, 1843 [313].

Nineteenth Series. 26. On the magnetization of light and the illumination of magnetic lines of force. Pages 1-20. Read November 20, 1845 [341].

Twentieth Series. 27. On new magnetic actions, and on the magnetic condition of all matter. Pages 21-40. Read December 18, 1845 [341].

Twenty-First Series. 27. On new magnetic actions, and on the magnetic condition of all matter (continued). Pages 41-62. Read January 8, 1846 [341].

Twenty-Second Series. 28. On the crystalline polarity of bismuth and other bodies, and on its relation to the magnetic form of force. Pages 1-18. Read December 7, 1848 [371]. and: 28. On the crystalline polarity of bismuth and other bodies, and on its relation to the magnetic form of force (continued). Pages 19-41. Read December 7, 1838 [371].

Twenty-Third Series. 29. On the polar or other condition of diamagnetic bodies. Pages 171-188. Read March 7 and 14, 1850 [381].

Twenty-Fourth Series. 30. On the possible relation of Gravity to Electricity. Pages 1-6. Read November 28, 1850 [384].

Twenty-Fifth Series. 31. On the magnetic and diamagnetic condition of bodies. Pages 7-28. Read November 28, 1850 [384].

Twenty-Sixth Series. 32. Magnetic conducting power. 33. Atmospheric magnetism. Pages 29-83, [1], with 1 plate. Read November 28, 1850 [384].

Twenty-Seventh Series. 33. On Atmospheric Magnetism--continued. Pages 85-122, with 1 plate. Read November 28, 1850 [384].

Twenty-Eighth Series. 36. On Lines of Magnetic Force. Pages 25-56. Read November 27 and December 11, 1851 [394].

Twenty-Ninth Series. 35. On the employment of the Induced Magneto-electric Current as a test and measure of Magnetic Forces. 36. On the amount and general disposition of the Forces of a Magnet when associated with other magnets. 37. Delineation of Lines of Magnetic Force by iron filings. Pages 127-159, with 2 plates. Read March 25 and April 1, 1852 [398].

Thirtieth Series. 38. Constancy of differential magnecrystallic force in different media. 39. Action of heat on magnecrystals. 40. Effect of heat upon the absolute magnetic force of bodies. Pages 159-180, with 1 plate. Read November 12 and 22, 1855 [427].