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LORIMER, JOHN. A Concise Essay on Magnetism. 1795. Inscribed

LORIMER, JOHN. A Concise Essay on Magnetism; with an Account of the Declination and Inclination of the Magnetic Needle. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author and 6 folding plates (all heavily foxed). xv, [1], 34 pages. 4to, 19th-century 1/4 morocco, joints rubbed, spine missing portion at bottom; corner of front free endpaper excised; uncut. London: Printed for the Author, and sold by W. Faden, 1795

  • Notes: first edition. inscribed on front endleaf: "From the Author to General Melvile." Wheeler Gift 594.
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