PARA DU PHANJAS, FRANÇOIS. Théorie des Êtres Sensibles, ou, Cours Complet de Physique Spéculative, Expérimentale, Systématique et Géométrique. 25 folding engraved plates. [4], lxxiii, [1], 556; [4], 557, [1]; 518; 649 pages, including half-titles. 4 volumes. 8vo, 197x121 mm, contemporary mottled calf gilt with morocco lettering pieces; occasional toning or browning of text. Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, père, 1772
first edition of a textbook of natural philosophy dealing with matter, motion, and mechanics in the first volume; the earth, the animal, mineral, and plant kingdoms, water, air, and sound in the second; meteors, light, fire, and electricity in the third; and astronomy in the fourth.
