Lot no. 19
BERTHOLON (Pierre). DE L'ELECTRICITE DU CORPS HUMAIN dans l'état de santé et de maladie; Ouvrage couronné par l'Académie de Lyon, dans lequel on traite de l'électricité de l'atmosphère, de son influence & de ses effets sur l'économie animale.... Paris, Croulbois, 1786. 2 volumes in-8 of [6]-34-2-522-[1] pages ; [4]-4-510-[2] pages, fawn basane, smooth spine decorated (contemporary binding). Edition considerably enlarged with 6 folded plates. A work crowned by the Académie de Lyon in which Bertholon, a friend of Franklin, discusses the electricity of the atmosphere, its influence and its effects on the animal economy. Scattered foxing, a few pages browned, binding damaged.
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