SWINDEN (Jan Hendrik van): Analogy of electricity... Lot 87

SWINDEN (Jan Hendrik van): Analogy of electricity and magnetism, or collection of memoirs crowned by the Bavarian Academy; with notes & new dissertations. La Haye, Aux Dépens de la Compagnie, et se trouve à Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1785. 3 volumes. 11,5 by 20,5 cm. XXXVI-506 pages + 1 f. of errata after p. XXXVI + 3 folding plates h.t.; (4)-VIII-3-(1)-506 pages + 1 f. of errata + 5 folding plates h.t. + 1 folding table h.t. and XVI-254 pages + 1 f. of errata + 1 folding table h.t. Full contemporary calf, spine with 5 ornate nerves, red title and gilt. 4 corners dulled, a wormhole at the top of the upper hinge of volume 3 (without impact on the solidity of the book), slight discoloration of a plate on volume 3. Despite this, good condition of the binding. Ex-libris torn off. Some rare foxing. Good condition inside. First edition, second printing, with a slightly modified title. Jan Van Swinden (1746-1823) was a Dutch physicist specializing in magnetism