Lot no. 103
(1818). PETETIN (J). ANIMAL ELECTRICITY proved by the discovery of the physical and moral phenomena of hysterical catalepsy.
Paris and Lyon, Reymann, 1818.
In-8 of [2]-16-121-[1]-382-[1]-1bl. pages, half pale basane, smooth spine (contemporary binding).
A curious work adorned with an attractive physionotrace portrait of the author. One can see a Leyden bottle and the motto "Vis electrica duplex...". Circles on a few leaves, the spine of the binding is faded.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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