ALDINI (G). DE ANIMALI ELECTRICITATE DISSERTATIONES DUAE. Bo - Lot 3

ALDINI (G). DE ANIMALI ELECTRICITATE DISSERTATIONES DUAE. Bononiae, ex typographia Instituti Scientiarum, 1794. in-4° of [2]-41-[1] pages, marbled paper boards, gilt framing on boards. (FIRST EDITION VERY RARE. Illustrated with a vignette on the title and 2 folding plates, all engraved in bistre. "The author reports on his experiments during 1793 and 1794. He continued the experiments on animal electricity that his uncle Galvani had demonstrated (see Galvani). This text played an important role in the controversy that pitted Galvani against Volta and would lead the latter to the discovery of the voltaic battery." Copy with an AUTOGRAPHIC ENVOIR FROM THE AUTHOR. "Comiti Klenau. Invicti Austro-Rossici, Exercitus Duci / Singularis obsequii significationem exhibet Auctor. Bold Huzard library stamp and old Alain Brieux label. Lacks to spine of hardback, a wide-margined copy.