MARAT, Jean-Paul. Oeuvres de Marat. I. Recherches Physiques sur l'Electricité. II. Mémoire sur l'électricité médicale. 1782-1784.
MARAT, Jean-Paul.
Oeuvres de Marat.
I. Recherches Physiques sur l'Electricité.
II. Mémoire sur l'électricité médicale.
Paris, Clousier - Méquignon, 1782-1784.
Two works in one 8vo (195x125 mm), viii-461-(3) pages and 5 folding plates / 8-111-(1 bl.) pages. binding : Contemporary full mottled sheep, spine gilt in six compartments, title in gilt on lettering-piece. Binding rubbed with lack of leather at the head. Waterstain touchin the head of the first work.
First edition of two rare books from Marat on electricity.
I. "Recherces Physiques sur l'Electricité". Paris. Clousier. 1782.
II. "Mémoire sur l'électricité médicale". Paris. Méquignon. 1784.
references: I. Wheeler Gift [509 : "Accepted theories are attacked and 214 experiments described which are held to prove the author's own theories. Many complimentary references are, however, made to Franklin"]
II. Wheeler Gift [524 : "This is one of the early books on medical électricity. The author minutely describes the great number of applications that he made of positive and negative electricity on himself and others. He refers to persons killed by lightning and adds many curious observations on cats, dogs and pigeons which he electrocuted"].
Price : 950 €
