[SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY] -- A group of 3 works in 4 volumes related to scientific inquiry, comprising:

The Royal Society of London. Henry OLDENBURG, editor. Acta Philosophica Societatis Regiae in Anglia. Amsterdam: H. & T. Boom, 1674. Volume III only (of 6), 12mo. Woodcut printer’s device on title-page, 8 engraved plates (2 folding), 33 in-text tables and diagrams (3 folding tables). (Overall browning, some dampstaining.) Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, brown morocco lettering-piece gilt, edges sprinkled blue and red (overall wear). Provenance: FIRST EDITION. -- ALMEIDA, Teodoro de (1722-1804). Recreacion Filosófica, ó Diálogo Sobre la Filosofía Natural para Instruccion de Personas Curiosas Que no Han Frequentado las. Madrid: The Royal Printing Office, 1792. One volume only, 8vo (176 x 106 mm). 4 folding engravings. (Some staining or tearing.) Contemporary vellum, hand-lettering on spine (some wear or small holes). Second edition. -- MILL, James. Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind. London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1869. 2 volumes, 8vo. (Some overall browning.) Original publisher’s brown cloth by Edmonds & Remnant with their ticket (spines darkened, hinges starting). Provenance: Northwestern University, School of Commerce Library (bookplate, withdrawal stamp circulation pocket). New edition. – Together, 3 works in 4 volumes.

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This lot is located in Chicago.