Add this copy of An Epitome of Electricity and Galvanism to cart. $1,007.00, good condition, Sold by Lavendier Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foster, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1809 by Jane Aitken.
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Good. Size: 0x0x0; Jane Aitken; Philadelphia, 1809. Hardcover. Good, full leather binding with heavy run marks to boards/board edges, some loss to spine tips/tops, chipped fore-edge front board, moderate shelf wear, sunned pages, moderate age spotting/foxing to front/back matters, possible moisture stains to front/back matters near fore-edge, cracked and broken front hinge only attached by binding strings, previous owner name in ink on front pastedown and title page else unmarked, pulpy/dusty text block edges, part of paper label on spine peeled of, without Dust wrapper. Overall in a good antiquarian condition. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 159pp. + indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Add this copy of An Epitome of Electricity and Galvanism to cart. $1,207.00, good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1809 by Jane Aitken.
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Good. Early Pennsylvania printing. Bound in contemporary sheep. iv, xlviii, 159 p. 22 cm. Engraved frontispiece of the "electrical machine." Rebacked. Scuff, with some loss, to front cover along edge. "This is one of the earliest works on electricity published in America; it contains a carefully written account of contemporary discoveries, experiments, and investigations"--Wheeler Gift 697. Rink 752. Shaw et Shoemaker, 17673. Jacob Green was an early Philadelphia chemist, professor at Princeton and a founder of Jefferson Medical College. Erskine Hazard was an important Philadelphia industrialist. (Two Gentlemen of Philadelphia)