Essai sur le fluide électrique considéré comme agent universel. (2 volumes)

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1st Edition. 8vo., Non-uniform bindings, vol 1; quarter leather, vol 2; full leather, red edges. 19.5×12.5×6.4 cm. Chez Buisson. Paris. 1786. lxxx, 396,[2]: [2], 487, [4] pp. A good set, the same edition but non-uniform bindings, covers are worn, hinges split But boards still attached, contents very good. French text. Scarce early treatise on electricity. Tressan may have been a better writer than scientist, as his theories of electricity proved to be somewhat speculative. weight: 2.3 lb.