Perpetuum Mobile; or, A History of the Search for Self-Motive Power, from the 13th to the 19th Century, 2 Volumes

Amsterdam: B.M. Israel, 1968. 2 volumes. Duodecimo, 12 x 18 cm. xli,558pp; xxxi,368pp. Reprint of the 1870 London edition. Original blue cloth stamped in black and silver. In unclipped dust jackets. Illustrated with line drawings. Cloth lightly rubbed. The top corners have been clipped from the front free endpapers in both volumes. Dust jackets rubbed, with light soiling and edgewear. Very good/Very good. MK/beh