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- Year Printed
Rare antique old Leather book 1775 Science Fiction Novel spaceman alien Mercury
LE PHILOSOPHE SANS PRETENTION, ou L'HOMME RARE. Ouvrage , physique, chymique, politique et moral, Dedie aux Savans.
Louis Guillaume de Lafolie or Follie French physicist and chemist 1739 1780. Published in Paris in 1775.
A science fiction novel in which the author also expounds his theories in physics and chemistry. A visitor from Mercury arrives on Earth in an'electrical flying machine', the description of which is considered as the first forerunner of the dynamo: the machine is illustrated in the frontispiece. Book measures 7 1/2 tall. For lots of great books and more. Add a map to your own listings.The item "Rare antique old Leather book 1775 Science Fiction Novel spaceman alien Mercury" is in sale since Wednesday, November 23, 2016. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible".
The seller is "scottalbertson" and is located in Nellysford, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Subject: Literature & Fiction
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Binding: leather
- Publisher: Chez Clousier
- Year Printed: 1775
- Author: M.
- Place of Publication: paris
- Topic: Science Fiction
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition