The history of the Royal Society of London

London: Printed for J. Knapton, J. Walthoe, D. Midwinter, J. Tonson, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, R. Robinson, F. Clay, B. Motte, A. Ward, D. Brown, and T. Longman, 1734. FOURTH EDITION. Title in red and black, dedication to the King, poem to the Royal Society, and advertisement to the Reader. With 2 engraved plates, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt-rule, gilt dentelles, red morocco label and gilt on spine. A fine, clean and wide-margined copy. Fourth edition of the first history of the Royal Society. This famous response to public attack, in which Sprat justifies the work and nature of the Society, also includes many valuable contributions, including experiments, by the members.

Cole, Chemical Literature, 1700-1860, 1242; Duveen, 558; Wing, S-5032 (all 1st ed.).