Lot 252
Boyle (Robert) The Aerial Noctiluca: or Some New Phoenomena, and a Process of a Factitious Self-Shining Substance, first edition, Tho. Snowden, and are to be sold by Nath. Ranew, 1680.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Boyle (Robert) The Aerial Noctiluca: or Some New Phoenomena, and a Process of a Factitious Self-Shining Substance, first edition, with errata f. preceding title and final blank, tiny tear to errata f. without loss, some light spotting or browning to margins, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt but slightly sunned, [Fulton 138; Wing B3925], 8vo, Tho. Snowden, and are to be sold by Nath. Ranew, 1680.
⁂ First edition of Boyle's important tract on spontaneous luminescence and phosphorence.
Description
Boyle (Robert) The Aerial Noctiluca: or Some New Phoenomena, and a Process of a Factitious Self-Shining Substance, first edition, with errata f. preceding title and final blank, tiny tear to errata f. without loss, some light spotting or browning to margins, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt but slightly sunned, [Fulton 138; Wing B3925], 8vo, Tho. Snowden, and are to be sold by Nath. Ranew, 1680.
⁂ First edition of Boyle's important tract on spontaneous luminescence and phosphorence.