Marat

1780 · réf. 192652 — Paris: Cl. Ant. Jombert 1780. A revolutionary study of fire First edition of the first major work of experimental science by the French revolutionary notable for its focus on the practical applications of heat and fire. Prior to the French Revolution Marat had worked hard to establish a reputation as a conscientious and iconoclastic scientist. The Recherches physiques takes particular exception to Lavoisier's new oxygen theory of fire sparking an animosity between the two men that Marat was to pursue politically during the Revolution. Octavo 219 x 139 mm pp. iv 202 2. With 7 plates woodcut head- and tailpieces in the text. Recent cream quarter cloth spine with later printed label blue paper-covered boards edges uncut. Minor infrequent foxing and browning leaves A2-7 re-inserted: a very good copy indeed. Duveen 380; Waller II 11396. hardcover