first edition
1859 · London
by Faraday, Michael
London: Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1859. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. viii, 496, [3, engraved plates] pp. Original dark green pebbled cloth, gilt spine lettering, yellow endpapers. A Near Fine copy with bumped corners, cloth a little worn at extremities with small scratches, bookseller's ticket on paste down, hinges a bit free but holding, plates at rear slightly foxed. Many pages unopened. An attractive copy of the papers of the famous British scientist.
(Inventory #: 140938723)