HALES Stephen. The Static of Plants and the Analysis... Lot 36

HALES Stephen. The Static of Plants and the Analysis of Air. New experiments read at the Royal Society of London. Paris, Debure, 1735; in-4 of xviij p., [1] f., 408 p., [4] ff. 10 plates, contemporary binding of speckled calf, gilt fillets on the boards, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt designs, top board split, top cover removed. First edition of the first French translation, due to the Count de Buffon, of which this is the first printed work. Hales' experiments on plant physiology deal with a fundamental subject for chemistry, the release of gases from various chemical transformations and the influence of air on the movement of sap. WITH 20 OFF-TEXT PLATES ENGRAVED ON COPPER, printed on 10 sheets, folded, showing ingenious devices which will open up a wide field of study in plant physiology and chemistry. - Reproduction opposite. Bookplate of D. Morand, "Ac. Reg. Paris et Lond. ». Handwritten inscription on the title page: " Ex dono Authoris ".