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Aldini, Giovanni.
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Essai théorique et expérimental sur le Galvanisme, avec une série d'expériences. Paris: Fournier fils, 1804
2 parts in one volume, 4to (305 x 225mm.), half-title, 11 folding engraved plates, contemporary half vellum, uncut, occasional light spotting, boards neatly repaired, new endpapers
Provenance
Inscription opposite half-title from the author to the Venetian Vincenzo Dandolo (1758-1819), formerly governor of Dalmatia (under Napoleon) and translator of chemical works by Lavoisier and others.
Literature
Fulton & Stanton 27; Wheeler Gift 660
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
first edition, presentation copy. Aldini was the nephew of Galvani and this treatise concerns the effects of electricity on animal bodies; some of the plates show experiments on decapitated human bodies, frog's legs and a bull's head. There are 10 numbered plates; at the beginning of the sequence of plates is a proof of the first plate, in outline only without any of the hatching.