The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours. By Joseph Priestley,

People / Organizations

• Joseph Priestley (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Johnson, 1772.

Publication year

1772

ESTC No.

T36343

Grub Street ID

266269

Description

2v.(v,[9],xvi,812,[12]p.), plates ; 4°.

Note

With a list of subscribers

A prospectus, 'Proposals for printing by subscription, The history and present state of discoveries ...', was issued in 1771

A variant has a list of 28 'Names omitted, or not received when the preceding list [of subscribers] was printed' on the verso of the errata leaf (p.[9]).

Uncontrolled note

O report copy on RF sheet to be matched when problem resolved: 4?BS.95. L copy has 22 names; ESTC/NA queried on a report of 28 names