Memoires historiques et physiques sur les tremblemens de terre

First edition. Title page in red and black. Rather rare.
Modern full beige cloth binding. Smooth spine with green sheep title-label. First 2 leaves expertly restored and backed (the first two letters of Mémoires are missing).
Collection of 8 memoirs by Swiss geologist Elie Bertrand on earthquakes, particularly those observed in Switzerland in 1755. Notable among them is a memoir on the history of earthquakes in Switzerland. Other memoirs, more theoretical in nature, examine the nature and causes of the phenomenon and the bibliographical history of earthquakes.