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PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH. The History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments . . . Second Edition, corrected and enlarged. 8 engraved plates; 2 tables. [4], xxxii, 712, iii, [9] pages, with errata slip mounted on page of binder's directions at end. 4to, contemporary calf, spine in 6 compartments with morocco lettering piece in one, floral and ornamental tooling in the rest, spine ends chipped, front joint cracked, cords intact; some conspicuous marginal foxing and stains, heavy offsetting from engraved matter, plate 8 chipped along edges. Signatures of Andrew Shriver dated 1801. London: J. Dodsley et al., 1769
"The first extensive history of electrical discovery and theory and the author's first scientific work"--Honeyman sale 2533 (1767 original edition). DSB XI, 140-42.
