SELECTED WRITINGS OF WILLIAM GILBERT GALILEO GALILEI WILLIAM HARVEY / Limited ed

Description: THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF WILLIAM GILBERT, GALILEO GALILEI, WILLIAM HARVEY Author: Gilbert, William; Galilei, Galileo; Harvey, William; Mottelay, P. Fleury [Translator]; Crew, Henry [Translator]; De Salvio, Alfonso [Translator]; Willis, Robert [Translator]; Yankus, Marc [Illustrator] Title: THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF WILLIAM GILBERT, GALILEO GALILEI, WILLIAM HARVEY Publication: Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1984 Edition: Limited Edition Description: Octavo, 496 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in green fine genuine leather, paneled spine has gilt lettering and spine, front, and back covers have profuse gilt and black tooling. Minor shelfwear to spine and to edges of front and back boards. Slight chipping to front board. All edges gilt with slight scratching to edges of textblock. Illustrations tipped in at the beginning of each author's writings. Contains a silk ribbon, silk endpapers. Shelved in Franklin Library. NOTES The selected writings include Gilbert's 'On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies and on the Great Magnet the Earth'; Galilei's 'Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences'; and Harvey's 'An Anatomical Disquisition on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals,' 'The First Anatomical Disquisition Addressed to John Riolan,' 'A Second Disquisition Addressed to John Riolan,' and 'Anatomical Exercises on the Generation of Animals.' Seller ID: 1369336 Subject: Dupont Circle, Fine Bindings & Private Press, Sciences, Math, Medicine, & Natural History Welcome to the eBay store of Second Story Books! We specialize in out-of-print, used and rare books in all subjects, in addition to art, ephemera, collectibles and more. Any questions or comments are welcome.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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