Benjamin Franklin | Observations on Smoky Chimneys, their Causes and Cure; with Considerations on Fuel and Stoves

Benjamin Franklin

Observations on Smoky Chimneys, their Causes and Cure; with Considerations on Fuel and Stoves. Illustrated with Proper Figures. London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor, 1793

8vo (204 x 129 mm). Woodcut illustration, two engraved folding plates; without the half-title or the final advertisement leaf, very mild and infrequent pale spotting, a dog-eared corner, the second plate trimmed inside the platemark with loss to the plate number at upper right. Handsomely bound in a contemporary style, in quarter diced Russia over marbled paper boards, gilt decorated spine, red leather spine label.

Third edition. "The proof of Benjamin Franklin's universal genius was his uncommon ability to be absolutely fascinating even in writing about stoves" (Samuel Y. Edgerton Jr., "The Franklin Stove," Benjamin Franklin's Science, 1990, p. 211).

A practical scientific treatise by Benjamin Franklin, written as a letter to to Dr. Jan Ingenhousz. Franklin discusses stove design, the nature of heated air, and provides remedies for smoky chimneys.

REFERENCES

ESTC T134538; Ford, Franklin Bibliography 377