Sale 2457 - Early Printed Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, October 17, 2017

258 ● FELICIANO, FRANCESCO. Libro di Arithmetica [et] Geometria speculativa [et] praticale . . . intitulato Scala Gr imaldelli. Novamente stampato. [80] leaves. 4to, 202x149 mm, modern vellum boards with spine title in ink, covers slightly warped; occasional toning and soiling, dampstain in upper outer corners in gathering P, scattered ink blots and early marginalia, owner’s penwork border in outer margin of R1v. (Venice: Francesco Bindoni & Maffeo Pasini, January), 1536 [800/1,200] Introduction to arithmetic, algebra, and practical geometry, revised from the author’s 1517 Libro de Abaco. Riccardi I, 21 note (second-hand citation, not having seen a copy); Smith I, 306. 259 ● FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Physical and Meteorological Observations, Conjectures, and Suppositions. IN : Philosophical Transactions, Volume 55, pages 182-192. [10], 344, [8] pages, with 14 folding engraved plates. 4to, 224x171 mm, contemporary sheep gilt, spine ends chipped, front joint cracked, cords intact, surface imperfections on rear cover; scattered light foxing, blank lower outer corner off front endleaf and title, discoloration from tape repair in lower inner corner of plate 2. Gmelin- Institut stamp on title verso, showing through on recto. London: L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1766 [300/500] FIRST EDITION of one of a number of writings on weather phenomena by Franklin, who pioneered the scientific study of meteorology in America. Ford 298 note.Also of American interest are two papers by Benjamin Gale: Historical Memoirs relating to the Practice of Inoculation for the Small Pox, in the British American Provinces, (pages 193-204), and Extract of a Letter . . . concerning the successful Application of Salt toWounds made by the Biting of Rattle Snakes (244-245). SCIENCE, continued 258 259