Joannis Clerici Physica, Sive Dde Rebus Corporeis Libri Quinque. In Quibus, Praemissis Potissimis Corporearum Naturarum Phaenomenis & Proprietatibus, Veterum & Recentiorum De Eorum Causis Celeberrimae Conjecturae Traduntur. Editio Septima Auctior & Accuratior. Cantabrigiae, Typis Academicis, Sumptibus Timothei Child, Sub Signo Albi Cervi, & Robertii Knaplock, Ad Angelum In Coemeterio D. Pauli, Londini. MDCCVIII.
Johannes Clericus' Physics, or On Corporeal Matters, in Five Books. In which, after presenting the most important phenomena and properties of corporeal nature, the most renowned conjectures of the ancients and moderns regarding their causes are given. Seventh Edition, Enlarged and More Accurate. Cambridge, Printed by the University Press, Published by Timothy Child, Under the Sign of the White Hart, and Robert Knaplock, at the Angel in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. 1708.
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A very nice early edition of Johannes Clericus' important scientific work, complete with the beautiful engraved plates. Interestingly, the very large foldout map is marked with the prevailing winds in one of the first attempts to describe these.
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Size: 198 x 161 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[t.p., 22pp., 490pp., 2pp.]
Full brown panelled calf binding, lacking tooled label, lightly rubbed and scuffed. Both boards attached with joints cracked, and front hinge starting, thus somewhat fragile. Shelf and edge wear. Red page edges dulled and darkened. No attached bookplates. Ink and pencil inscriptions to front blank. Text block very clean with edge toning and occasional foxing. Endpapers toned and foxed. Twelve plates present, some foldout.
