Elementary Physics, an Introduction to the Study of Natural Philosophy

8vo. [5], iv-vi, [1], 2-486, [2] pp. Half contemporary calf over marbled boards with the spine in six compartments, a maroon morocco label lettered in gold on the spine; all edges decoratively stained red. Pink endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and with numerous in-text, black and white wood engravings. Oxford DNB, Alan Pearson, "Hunt, Robert, (1807–1887)". RBSC Bookplates, "Bookplate for Lansdowne". With the armorial bookplate of the Marquess of Lansdowne, a noble family dating back to 1784. A fellow of the Royal Society, Robert Hunt was interested in geology, statistics, photography, chemistry, and physics. This is a textbook for juvenile readers, looking to learn about physics and its theoretical and practical applications. Some rubbing to the corners and to the foot of the spine; occasional, contemporary ink marginalia.