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i. A Treatise on New Philosophical Instruments... Edinburgh: William Blackwood and (London:) John Murray 1813, 8vo, FIRST EDITION of the author's first major scientific work, 12 folding plates, contemporary boards, label on spine, boards repaired with some restoration, (G.V. Hart, ownership inscription; bought from James Burmester, Bristol, 2006), [not in T&W] ii. Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott Bart. London: John Murray 1832, small 8vo, FIRST EDITION, illustrations in the text, contemporary horizontally-grained brown morocco gilt, a few pencil notes, binding worn at edges, hinges repaired, (Law Society of Upper Canada, gilt stamp on upper cover; bought from D. & E. Lake, Toronto, 1986, Catalogue 81, item 177), [T&W B248; Origins of Cyberspace 47