Oct 20, 2009 - Sale 2190

Sale 2190 - Lot 193

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
VOLTA, ALESSANDRO. L'Identità del Fluido Elettrico col cosí detto Fluido Galvanico vittoriosamente dimostrata. Engraved portrait of Volta. vi, [2], 145, [7] pages. 4to, 333x238 mm, later boards, portion of backstrip detached; few minor marginal stains on title; uncut and unopened. Pavia: Giovanni Capelli, 1814
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first edition of Volta's last memoir on galvanism, "a lengthy review of his reasons for identifying galvanic and common electricity" (DSB). At the end is a bibliography of Volta's publications, with an addenda slip tipped to the last page. Wheeler Gift 726.