Sprat Tho (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Hardcover in Very Good condition, small 4to, pages: (xvi),438, 2 folding plates; Rebound in quarter leather, marbled boards, spine in 6 chambers and title in gilt on red background, replaced end-papers, first leaf w/imprimatur and engraved coat of arms frontis (hand colored?) of The Royal Society on verso, title page in red and black. In three sections; philosophy (1-51), history of the Society (52-192), and experimentation (193-438). Corners bumped, some wear to board edges with small piece (1.5 cm sq) of marbled paper torn. Bookseller accession no.:11461. Includes articles on: Direction for the observation of the Eclipses of the Moon; An account of a Dog Dissected; Experiments of the Recoiling of Guns; GAn Apparatus to the history of the Common Practices of Dying; The History of the Generation and Ordering of Green-Oysters, Commonly called Colchester-Oysters; among others. (Note: Extra postage will be required for priority or international shipment of this heavy volume.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Fourth Edition. Plates. Including 'EXPERIMENTS Of the Recoiling of GUNS' by the Lord Brouncker, pp. 233 - 239 ;- 'THE HISTORY Of Making GUN-POWDER' PP. 277 - 283;- 'THE HISTORY Of the Making of SALT-PETER' by Mr. Henshaw, pp. 260 - 276 ;- 'A METHOD For making a History of the WEATHER' by Mr. Hook, pp. 173 - 179 ;- 'A PROPOSAL For making WINE' by Dr. Goddard, pp. 193 - 195;- 'DIRECTIONS FOR THE Observations of the Eclipses of the Moon' by Mr. Rooke, pp.180 - 189 ;- etc., etc. Royal 8vo. Heavily worn boards / joints cracked but just holding. (xii) + 438pps. A Scarce collection. Sold with all faults.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sprat, Tho[mas]. The history of the Royal Society of London, for the improving of natural knowledge / by Tho. Sprat. D.D. Lord Bishop of Rochester. The Second Edition Corrected. London: printed for Rob. Scot, Ri. Chiswell, Tho. Chapman, and Geo. Sawbridge. And are to be sold by them, and by Tho. Bennet., 1702. Hardback, VG. Original calf, bumped to corners, rubbed around the edges, with the outline of gilt frame visible in places. The boards have rebound with a more recent spine in six panels with five raised bands, gilt lettering to the second panel. Ghost of an old label to base of spine. Binding strong. Engraved licence leaf of Will. Morrice, engraved Royal Society arms on verso. Title page a little loose. Two folding plates intact. a couple of dog-ears and small marks, but generally the contents clean and bright. The first edition of the work had been published in 1667; this is the revised Second Edition of 1702. Includes a dedication to the King, poem to the Royal Society, and advertisement to the Reader. 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. Sprat had helped to found the Royal Society and his history elaborates on its scientific purposes and outlines some of the strictures of scientific writing that set the modern standards for clarity and conciseness. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.