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Macquer, Pierre-Joseph. – Dictionary of Chemistry containing…
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107
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Macquer, Pierre-Joseph. – Dictionary of Chemistry containing…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €250
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Macquer, Pierre-Joseph. – Dictionary of Chemistry containing the theory and practice of this science, its application to physics, natural history, medicine and the arts dependent on chemistry, a new edition revised and corrected from the previous ones. Neufchâtel, Société Typographique, 1789. 5 vols. in-8, marbled havana calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in green morocco, fillet on the edges, red edges - A few corners pierced, two cap ends worn away, leather cracked in places, clasps worn - XXVIII, 580; 655; 520; 776; [4], 360, 382 pp. The first published dictionary of chemistry, the first edition of which dates from 1766. ‘The works of Macquer, the famous chemist, are highly sought after. They contain a great many precepts of hermetic philosophy, secrets and recipes for spagyric medicine. Macquer was a staunch adherent and a distinguished chemist'' (Caillet). The supplement added to the fifth volume details the latest discoveries, notably concerning steel, coal and wine fermentation.
Included: Macquer, Pierre-Joseph. - Elements of Practical Chemistry containing a description of the fundamental operations of chemistry, with explanations and remarks on each operation, second revised and corrected edition. Paris, Jean-Thomas Hérissant, 1756. 2 vols. in 12mo, marbled havana calf, plain decorated spine, roulettes on the edges, red edges – Several corners pierced, jaw slightly split in vol. I, leather losses and scuffs on vol. II – LXXII, 519, [13] (errata, table of chapters, privilege and assignment); 576 pp. The bookbinder has correctly positioned the two paginated endpapers (XVII and XXV), but the text does not align properly between page XXVI and page XXVII.
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