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Philadelphia & New York: Bradford & Inskeep/Inskeep & Bradford. Good. 1812. First US Edition. Hardcover. Front outer hinge is split. Covers have slight wear to outer corners and spine ends, some scrapes, and light rubbing. Damp staining to outer margins of plates in rear. Pages are thoroughly browned. Chemical odor. Book seller and owner labels on front endpaper. ; Part One, Volume One. With twelve plates. Full leather covers. .
Elements of Chemical Philosophy, Part I. Vol. I (all published) by DAVY, Humphry - 1812
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Elements of Chemical Philosophy, Part I. Vol. I (all published)
by DAVY, Humphry
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London: J. Johnson, 1812. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv, [2], 505 [3], [506]-507, [508]-509, [510]-511, [2] pp. including errata leaf, leaf at end with notice of other works by Davy, and 12 engraved plates. 20th century cloth, spine with gilt lettering pieces. Internally only little age-toned, light foxing to plates. Provenance: The library of Hugh Selbourne; Birmingham University Library (shelf-mark label to front pastedown and stamp to p.51 and title verso). ---- Norman 609; Duveen, p.160-61; Wellcome II, p.436. - FIRST EDITION. "One of the earliest connected treatises on physical chemistry, as known at the date of publication and incorporating the results of important discoveries made by the author. These include a description of fluor spar, the origin of fluoric compounds, the naming of hydrofluoric acid, and a modification of Lavoisier's classification of the elements." (Duveen).
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Elements Of Chemical Philosophy Part I Vol. I
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Elements of Chemical Philosophy. Part I. Vol. I (all published). Philadelphia, Bradford and Inskepp, 1812.
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1812. Cont. full calf. Back worn and upper 3 cm. of back gone. Hinges slightly loosening. XII,288 pp. and 12 engraved plates (some double-numbered). Some browning ti leaves throughout. First American edition of a major work by Davy, summarizing his previous investigations, and beeing one of the earliest treatises on physical chemistry. Published the same year as the London-edition.
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