Books and Manuscripts · Lot 2304
Boyle, R. Opera varia.
Geneva, S. de Tournes, 1676-1688 (dated "1680" on general title-p.), 19 parts in 3 vols., 19 ident. woodcut printer's marks, engr. portrait by F. DIODATI, 10 (fold.) engr. plates, contemp. unif. vellum, sm. 4to.
- Lot
- 2304
- Auction
- Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026
- Estimate
- €500 – €700
- Photos
- 5 photos
Condition
First vol. one quire loosening; 2 plates w. (large) tear in inner margin; third vol. occas. (sl.) wormholed in lower (outer) blank margin; final part wormholed and stained in upper margin, affecting text; first and final blank lack portion; all vols. occas. sl. foxed/ waterst. All vols. vellum (sl.) soiled/ stained/ dam. and w. paper libr. ticket on spine.
Notes
Fulton 247. Contains the following works: 1. Nova experimenta Physico-Mechanica de Vi Aëris Elastica et eiusdem effectibus (...) (1680, (12),154,(5)p., fold. engr. plate); 2. Defensio doctrinae de Elatere et Gravitate Aeris (1680, (14),80,(5)p., engr. plate); 3. Tractatus (...) (1680, (4),19p.); 4. Paradoxa Hydrostatica novis experimentis (...) evicta (1680, (16),72p., 3 fold. engr. plates); 5. Experimenta et considerationes de Coloribus (...) (1680, (20),168,(8)p.); 6. Tentamina quaedam Physiologica (...) cum Historia Fluiditatis et Firmitatis. Accessit de novo tractatus de Absoluta Quiete in Corporibus (1676, (4),60,(6),94,18p.); 7. Experimentorum novorum Physico-Mechanicorum continuatio secunda (...) (1682, (8),130,(2)p., 5 fold. engr. plates); 8. Apparatus ad Historiam Naturalem Sanguinis Humani (...) (1685, (4),91p.); 9. Nova Experimenta Pneumatica Respirationem Spectantia (1686, 47p.); 10. Observationes de Salsedine Maris (1686, 23p.); 11. Tentamen Porologicum sive ad Porositatem Corporum tum animalium, tum solidorum detegendam (1686, (6),46p.); 12. Origo Formarum et Qualitatum iuxta Philosophiam Corpuscularem (...) (1688, (16),147p.); 13. Tractatus de ipsa natura, sive libera in receptam naturae notionem disquisitio ad amicum (1688, (8),111p.); 14. Chymista Scepticus; vel, Dubia et Paradoxa Chimico-Physica (1680, (12),148p.); 15. Introductio ad historiam qualitatum particularium (1680, (8),18,12,12,20,9,8[=7]p.); 16. Tractatus, In quibus continentur Suspiciones de latentibus quibusdam qualitatibus aeris (...) (1680, (4),87p.); 17. Exercitationes de Atmosphaeris Corporum Consistentium (...) (1680, (2),12,55,(1),21,(3),9p.); 18. Specimen de Gemmarum origine & virtutibus (1680, (6),58p.); 19. Cogitationes de S. Scripturae Stylo (1680, (16),87p.).
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