An ESSAY On ELECTRICITY, Explaining the Principles of That Useful Science; and Describing the Instruments, Contrived Either to Illustrate the Theory, or Render the Practice Entertaining. Illustrated with Six Plates. To Which is Added, A Letter to the Author, from Mr. John Birch, Surgeon, on the Subject of Medical Electricity.

Fifth Edition, with corrections and additions by William Jones. Considered to be the most desirable edition of this seminal work on electricity and its applications (first published in 1784). Bound in modern cloth, with contemporary leather spine label. Very good binding and cover. Marbled end sheets. Foxing/toning to pages. Collated: xiv, 594 pp. 6, 13-14, 2 pp. 6 folding engraved plates, including frontispiece. 105 figures. Foxing, spotting. Marginal wear to plate iii, with minor loss at outer edge. The rear list of additional works by Jones, "A Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Instruments made and sold by W. and S. Jones", lacks pages 7-12. ESTCT88413.