20 folding engraved plates; xii+296pp. contemp full calf, spine gilt, rubbed on extremities, This volume is on electricty and magnetism. The recreations include Franklin's 'The Electrical Kite' and card tricks.

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Title: Rational Recreations, in which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy Are clearly and copiously, By a Series of Easy, Entertaining, Interesting Experiments, Vol. III (of 4).
Publisher: 1st edit., Printed for L. Davis, J. Robson, B. Law, and G. Robinson, 1774. Clean copy.
Publication Date: 1774
Binding: Hardcover

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Books, prints, maps, ephemera, autograph letters and documents sold by mail order. Viewing of specific items by appointment. Printed catalogues regularly issued.Stock listed on own website www.rgwatkins.co.uk Specialising in engraved portraits, country house views, and T.E. Lawrence.

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