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Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, an universal English dictionary of arts and sciences: Explaining not only the terms of art, but the arts themselves Author: Harris, John Place: London Publisher: Dan. Brown, et al. Date: 1708-1710 Description: 2 volumes. Unpaginated. Copper-engraved frontispiece portrait + 14 copper-engraved plates, 7 of them folding. (folio) 32.7x21 cm. (12¾x8¼"), period decoratively tooled split calf, rebacked in leather, raise banks, old morocco labels. Second Edition of Vol. I; First Edition of Vol. II. The first encyclopedia of science, compiled by the Secretary of the Royal Society. It is also considered the first alphabetical encyclopedia written in English. Harris' Lexicon draws on the work of Sir Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, Robert Boyle, and many others. Newton has himself made original contributions to this work, most notably his only published work on chemistry ("De natura acidorum" in Vol. II). Newton is listed on the subscription list. With armorial bookplates of Thomas Swinnerton, who in the early 19th century was Surgeon Extraordinary to the Duke of Susses, and Surgeon to the Eastern Dispensary. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers a bit pock-marked with some minor surface loss; lower corner of title-page dampstained extending to next several leaves, stain to T3v of Vol. I; nearly fine overall. Item number: 216883