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At the West-End of St Paul's, London: W. Innys & R. Manby, 1738. Third edition, with amendments. Small octavo, pp xiv, 376, illustrated with 19 engraved plates, small octavo, pp xiv, 376, slight signs of age-toning and dustiness, but generall quite clean internally, the front endpaper detached, contemporary full calf, poor, the covers nearly detached. [In Vegetable Staticks, Hales studied transpiration - the loss of water from the leaves of plants. He estimated the surface area of the leaves of the plant and the length and surface area of the roots. This allowed Hales to compare the calculated influx of water into the plant with the amount of water leaving the plant by transpiration through the leaves. He also measured 'the force of the sap' or root pressure. Hales commented that "plants very probably draw through their leaves some part of their nourishment from the air". He prefigured the cohesion theory of water movement in plants, although his ideas were not understood… Read More

At the West-End of St Paul's, London: W. Innys & R. Manby, 1738. Third edition, with amendments. Small octavo, pp xiv, 376, illustrated with 19 engraved plates, fore-edge a little thumbed but otherwise very clean and crisp internally, marbled endpapers, contemporary full polished calf, a thin decorated gilt line around the borders, a little marked and worn, the spine gilt decorated with raised bands, lacking the top 25mm of the spine, and lacking small portions at the top of each joint, the joints cracking slightly. still an attractive copy. [In Vegetable Staticks, Hales studied transpiration - the loss of water from the leaves of plants. He estimated the surface area of the leaves of the plant and the length and surface area of the roots. This allowed Hales to compare the calculated influx of water into the plant with the amount of water leaving the plant by transpiration through the leaves. He also measured 'the force of the sap' or root pressure. Hales commented that "plants… Read More

Third edition, with amendments. Small octavo, pp xiv, 376, illustrated with 18 engraved plates, very clean and crisp internally, plain endpapers browned, pre-title page detached. Contemporary full polished calf, somewhat marked and worn, the spine gilt decorated with raised bands, gilt stamped decoration. A very attractive copy with a prestigious provenance:Image 4 shows the manuscript ownership inscription on 1st. FEP. This reads:Louis Odier. Dr & Prof. me. 1809Ex dono Dr . J. P. MaunoirOdier (see Wiki) was a prominent Doctor of Medecine and Professor at the University of Geneva, translator of the works of Jenner and steady promoter of smallpox vaccination. He was given this book by another prominent medical doctor: J.P.Maunoir

London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West-End of St. Paul's; T. Woodward, at the Half-Moon over-against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street; and J. Peele, at Locke's Head in Amen-Corner, 1740. Full Calf. Fine. A superb set of these classics of experimental science, milestones in the history of hydrodynamics and physiology, with the imprimatur of Isaac Newton as president of the Royal Society. Complete in two crown octavo volumes (198 x 122mm) bound in contemporary calf. Vegetable Staticks: Third Edition, with amendments. [6],x,[4],376pp, with 19 copper-engraved plates. Haemastatics: Second Edition, corrected. [10],vi,xvii-xxii,[26],354,[22]pp. Original boards, beautifully respined to match by Fitterer. Handsome copper-engraved Chippendale-style book plate of Thomas Woodward to front paste-down of volume 1. Both volumes fresh, bright, and virtually pristine. PMM 189 ("remarkable scientific investigations"). Grolier 100 Science 45a and b. Hunt II, p. xlvi. Garrison-Morton 765… Read More

London: W. Innys and R. Manby [et. al.], 1738. 2 volumes, 8vo. [6], x, [4], [2], 376; xxii, [26], 361, [1], [22]pp. 19 engraved plates. Contemporary speckled calf, covers ruled in gilt, spines with raised bands, red morocco lettering piece. Provenance: Sir William Foulis (armorial bookplate) A classic of experimental science. The first volume, first published in 1727 under the title Vegetable Staticks, was the "first complete account of the physiology of plants, including the reaction with air and movement of the sap" (Horblit). Hales measured the amount of water lost by trees and plants through evaporation and related this to the amount of water present in a given area of soil in which it was growing. He was the first to realize that trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and that it forms a vital part of their food supply. The separately published second volume, concerning the movement of blood in animals, was first published in 1733 (present here). Henrey 779; ESTC T146738 and… Read More

London: for W. Innys and R. Manby, and T. Woodward, 1727. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. I: Vegetable Staticks; or, an account of some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. Also . . . an Attempt to analyse the Air, by a great Variety of Chymio-Statical Experiments... - II: Statical Essays: containing haemastaticks; or, an Account of some Hydraulick and Hydrostatical Experiments made on the Blood and Blood-Vessels of Animals.; Also an Account of some Experiments on Stones in the Kidneys and Bladder. London: for W. Innys and R. Manby, and T. Woodward. 1727, (7) vii (2) 376 pp., 19 engraved plates by S. Gribelin (Vol. I); 1733, xxii, (26), 361, (23) pp. (Vol. II). First editions, 8vo (20x14cm). Contemporary ink signature on title, endpapers a little browned and spotted, bookplate on front pastedown, contemp. panelled calf, rebacked with red morocco label, a little worming (Vol. I). Vol. II with the leaf before the title announcing the Royal Society's authorisation… Read More