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DAVY, Humphrey Sir (1778-1829). On the Safety Lamp for Coal Miners; with some researches on flame. London: R. Hunter, 1818. 8° (231 x 140mm). Half title, folding engraved frontispiece by Lowry. (A few light spots). Contemporary boards (rebacked), uncut.
FIRST EDITION, containing "a full description of Davy's wire-gauze lamp ... and a preliminary account of his researches on flame" (Norman). Norman 613.
FIRST EDITION, containing "a full description of Davy's wire-gauze lamp ... and a preliminary account of his researches on flame" (Norman). Norman 613.
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