‎Chemistry‎

‎PELLETIER, (JOSEPHE ?).‎

‎Nouveau manuel de Physique et de Chimie amusantes, contenant une Suite D'Experiences er de Récreations physiques et chimique a la portée des Gens du Monde. d'apres Fourcroy, Thenard, Chevalier et autres.‎

‎Paris, Dépot des Nouveau Manuels, n.d. (ca. 1820). 12mo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. A nich in leather at top of spine. Engraved frontispiece (Galvani with his pile, experimenting). 252 pp., textillustrations. Scattered brownspots, mainly in the first half of the book.‎

‎Scarce first edition.‎

Bookseller reference : 52747

‎HOME, FRANCIS.‎

‎Experiments on Bleaching. To which are added, I. An Experimental Essay on the Use of Leys and Sours in Bleaching. By James Ferguson. II. An Explanation of the Effect of Lime upon Alkaline Salts"... Safety and Advantage in Bleaching. By Joseph Black. I...‎

‎Dublin, T. Ewing, 1771. Small 8vo. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. (4),295 pp. Clean and fine.‎

‎Scarce second edition of ""the first scientific study of chemical processes employing bleaching. Written at the request of the board of trustees for the Improvement of fisheries and mnufactures in North Britain, the text was read to and the 135 experiments described herin were performed before ""the bleachers of this country""."" ((Neville. Historical Chemical Library, I, p.653).‎

Bookseller reference : 52752

‎TROMMSDORFF, JOHANN BARTHOLMÄUS.‎

‎Chemische Untersuchung des Alexisbrunnens, eines neu entdeckten salinisch kohlensauren eisenhaltigen Mineralwassers im Selkethale am Harze und eine neue Analyse des Mineralwassers des Alexisbades. Nebst einigen Bemerkungen zu diesen Analysen von Dr. C...‎

‎Leipzig, Vogel, 1830. Small 8vo. Contemp. clothbacked marbled boards. IV,91 pp. Scattered brownspots.‎

Bookseller reference : 52755

‎TRAUG, C. CHR. u. FRIEDEMANN GOEBEL.‎

‎Das Seebad bei Pernau an der Ostsee in physikalisch-chemischer und topographisch-statistischer Beziehung, nebst einer vergleichenden chemischen Untersuchung des Ostsee-Wassers bei Reval, Hapsal und Pernau und allgemeinen Bemerkungen über die Seebäder.‎

‎Dorpat und Leipzig, Otto Model, 1845. Small8vo. Contemp. clothbacked marbled boards. X,77,(1) pp., 1 folded table. Scattered brownspots‎

Bookseller reference : 52757

‎WIEGLEB, JOHANN CHRISTIAN. - THE SHOWDOWN WITH ALCHEMISTRY.‎

‎Historisch=kritische Untersuchung der Alchemie, oder der eingebildeten Goldmacherkunst" von ihrem Ursprunge sowohl als Fortgange, und was nun von ihr zu halten sey.‎

‎Weimar, Carl Ludolf Hoffmann, 1777. Small 8vo. A bit later marbled boards. Spine gone. (22),437,(3) pp. Light toning to text and some scattered brownspots.‎

‎Scarce first edition of Wiegleb's most importent work and one of the most importent historical criticism of the alchymistic theories of transmutations. ""Wiegleb’s critical attitude in assessing scientific questions earned him high esteem in learned circles. After several years of work he published Historisch-kritische Untersuchung der Alchemie (1777), which went through a second edition. In this work he stated: ""The best accounts from the period when the name alchemy is encountered, . . . are examined, and it is thereby demonstrated that they are, taken together, incapable of confirming the reality of alchemy. Then, the strongest proof is adduced to show that the entire imaginary art of alchemy is impossible according to all known, certain natural laws of human art: thus [it is shown] that it has never truly been practiced by anyone."" Wiegleb carefully examined famous reports of the transformation of metals and pointed out their deficiencies: in a short time his work became widely known. His motto was ""To doubt is the beginning of knowledge,"" so it is all the more as tonishing that Wiegleb was a convinced proponent of Stal’s phlogiston theory throughout his life."" (DSB).Ferguson II, 546. - Duveen, 620.‎

Bookseller reference : 52761

‎HENRY, WILLIAM.‎

‎An Epitome of Chemistry, in Three parts. The Third Edition, corrected.‎

‎London, J. Johnson, 1803. Contemp. hcalf. Hinges weakening, wear to spine. XLIII,280 pp. Some pencil annotations and scattered brownspots.‎

‎Henry is well know from the law named after him.‎

Bookseller reference : 52766

‎"LEWIS, WILHELM.‎

‎Physikalisch=chymische Abhandlungen und Versuche, zur Beförderung der Künste, Handwerke und Manufakturen. Aus dem Englischen übersetzet, und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Johann Georg Krünitz. (Erster Theil).‎

‎Berlin, Arnold Wever, 1764. Later blank boards. A small paperlabel has been pasted over ""Erster Theil"" on titlepage. The spectacular, large folded engraved frontispiece by P.S. Cabot showing a chemical laboratory, well equipped). (16),576 pp. and 4 large folded engraved plates. Internally fine and clean.‎

‎First German edition of Lewis classical work on applied chemistry ""Commercium Philosophico-Technicum"", published 1763 and 1767, and originally intended as a periodical. It deals with the history of gold, platinum, glass, porcelain etc.Poggendorff I, 1443. - Duveen, 355 (English ed.).‎

Bookseller reference : 52770

‎FRESENIUS, R. (CARL REMIGIUS) u. H. WILL.‎

‎Neue Verfahrungsweisen zur Prüfung der Pottasche und Soda, der Aschen, der Säuren, insbesondere des Essigs so wie des Braunsteins. auf ihren wahren Gehalt und Handelswerth. Für Chemiker, Pharmaceuten, techniker und Kaufleute lediglich nach eigenen Ver...‎

‎Heidelberg, C.F. Winter, 1843. Contemp. hcloth. Spine gilt and with gilt lettering. X,142 pp., textillustrations. Clean and fine printed on heavy paper.‎

‎First edition. - Poggendorff I,799 and II,1329.‎

Bookseller reference : 52773

‎GORUP-BESANEZ, E.C.F. v.‎

‎Anleitung zur qualitativen und quantitativen zoochemischen Analyse, enthaltend die Lehre von den Eigenschaften und dem Verhalten der im Thierreich vorkommenden chemischen Verbindungen gegen Reagentien sowie systematische Verfahren zur qualitativen und...‎

‎Nürnberg, Shrag, 1850. Contemp. hcloth. Spine gilt, but gilding weak. Spine rubbed. Stamps on title-page. XXIV,363,(5) pp. and 2 folded engraved plates. Brownspotted throughout.‎

‎First edition.‎

Bookseller reference : 52775

‎LUDWIG, HANS.‎

‎Die Algebra der Chimie. Eine ausführliche Bearbeitung der anorganischen Versetzungsgleichungen in übersichtlicher Form.‎

‎Freiburg im Breisgau, Herder'sche Verlagshandlung, 1876. Contemp. hcloth. Gilt spine with gilt lettering. XVI,310 pp., 2 large folded tables. Clean and fine.‎

Bookseller reference : 52777

‎VOGEL, HEINRICH AUGUST.‎

‎Lehrbuch der Chemie. Als Leitfaden bei seinen Vorlesungen fur die Studirenden an der Universitat und zum Selbstunterricht. 2 vols.‎

‎München, J. G. Cotta'schen, 1830-1832. 8vo. In two uniform contemporary half calf bindings with gilt letterig to spine. Small stamp to both title-pages. LIght wear to extremities and small white paper label pasted on to lower part of vol. 1. Internally with light occassional brownspotting. XX, 544 pp + 4 folded plates VI, 814 pp. 2 folded plates.‎

‎Rare first edition of Vogel's major work on chemistry. The chemist Heinrich August Vogel, trained in Paris, followed A. F. Gehlen, who died of arsenic poisoning, as head of Bayrische Akademie der Wissenschaften.‎

Bookseller reference : 52779

‎"THENARD, L.-J.‎

‎Traité de Chemie Élémentaire, Théorique et Pratique. Septièmè Édition. 2 vols.‎

‎Bruxelles, Canongette et Compagnie, 1829. 4to. Uncut in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Front hindge a bit loose and internally with occassional brownspotting. Previous owner's name to half title. (8), 532, (4), 429 pp. + 34 folded plates.‎

‎Seventh edition of Thenard's classic and influential text-book. ""Thenard was the author of a large and important chemistry textbook that went through six editions and was translated into German, Italian, and Spanish (the section on analysis was translated into English). Through this book he helped restore France to its traditional role as supplier of chemistry textbooks to the rest of the world"" his only serious rival was the British chemist Thomas Thomson, who during the first two decades of the nineteenth century produced successive editions of his own textbook."" (DSB).‎

Bookseller reference : 52781

‎"[MACQUER, PHILIPPE].‎

‎Dictionnaire portatif des Arts et Métiers, contenant en abrégé l'Histoire, la Description la Police des Arts et Métiers, des Farbiques et Manufactures de France des Pays Etrangers.‎

‎Paris, Lacombe, 1766. 8vo. In two nice contemporary full calf bindings with richly gilt spines and royal coat of arms [""Honi soit qui mal y pense""] to front and back board of both volumes. Wear to extremities and front board of volume 1 party detached. Part of tome-label on both volumes missing. Internally fine. XXIII, (1), 588 pp."" (4), 715, (1) pp.‎

‎First edition of Marcquer's Dictionnaire in applied chemistry. ""In the avertissement Philippe states that his brother's dictionaire de chymie had recently appeared, and he suggests that the present work will form a logical sequelto the Dictionnaire raisonné d'histoire naturelle. Rare. Not in Blake, Collison, Watt, or the usual chemical bibliographies"". (Neville, vol. 2, p 110.)‎

Bookseller reference : 52783

‎"MACQUER, PETER JOSEPH.‎

‎Chemisches Wörterbuch, oder allgemeine Begrifft der Chymie nach alphabetischer Ordnung. Zweyte verbesserte und vermehrte Ausgabe. 6 vols [out of 7, missing vol. 5.]. - [""FIRST MODERN DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY""]‎

‎Leipzig, Weidmanns, 1788-1791. 8vo. In 6 contemporary blue card board bindings with paper title-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front free end-paper on all volumes. Small stamp to front free end-paper end title-page. Otherwise fine. Vol 1: LXII, 806, (2 blanks) pp + frontiespiece" Vol 2: (2), 853, (1) pp. Vol 3: (2), 788 pp. Vol 4: (2), 754 pp. Vol 6: (2), 813, (1) pp." Vol 7: (2), 1030,‎

‎Third (second Leonhardi) German edition of this landmark work ""which may be regarded as the first scientific work of its class."" (Ferguson I:p.60) and is considered the ""first modern dictionary of chemistry"".""The second edition of the German translation of the second French edition of the Dictionnaire (Paris, 1778), revised by J. G. Leonhardi (1746-1823). Beginning his translation in 1780 while teaching medicine at Leipzig, he completed the work in 1783 after being appointed professor at Wittenberg . Leonhardi was a former pupil of Pörner, the title of whose translation he incorporated into his first edition (Leipzig, 1781-83"" 6 vols., 8vo). To the present edition Leonhardi added numerous notes of his own, plus some from Pörner's German and Keir's English translation and material from the Italian editions of Scopoli and Vairo."" (Neville vol. 2, P. 118).‎

Bookseller reference : 52785

‎GREN, FRIEDRICH ALBRECHT CARL.‎

‎Systematisches Handbuch der gesammten Chemie. 1.-2. Theil (of 4). Zweyte, ganz umgearbeitete, Auflage.‎

‎Halle, Waisenhaus=Buchhandlung, 1794. 2 contemp. hcalf. Spines gilt. Tome-and titlelabels with gilt lettering. XVIII,(4),560"(8),638 pp. Intenally clean.‎

‎Gren was the founder of ""Journal der Physik"", later to become ""Annalen der Physik"". - Partington I,951.‎

Bookseller reference : 52796

‎SCHOLZ, BENJAMIN.‎

‎Lehrbuch der Chemie. In zwey Bänden. 2 Bde.‎

‎Wien, Beck'schen Buchhandlung, 1824-25. Lex8vo. Bound uncut in 2 original boards. Orig. printed titlelabels on spines. Some scratches and some tears to paper oncovers. Stamps on title-pages. XV,764VIII,913,(3) pp. and 2 large folded engraved plates (chemical apparatus). few scattered brownspots.‎

‎First edition. - Poggendorff II,835.‎

Bookseller reference : 52804

‎"KAHLBAUM, GEORG W.‎

‎Justus von Liebig und Freidrich Mohr in ihren Briefen von 1834-1870. Ein Zeitbild. Herausgegeben und mit Glossen, Hinweisen und Erläuterungen versehen in gemeinschaft mit Otto Merckens und W.I. Baragiola.‎

‎Leipzig, Barth, 1904. Orig. full cloth. Gilt. 2 portraits as frontispieces. LVIII,274 pp. Clean and fine.‎

‎""Monographien aus der geschichte der Chemie"", Achtes heft.‎

Bookseller reference : 52831

‎JØRGENSEN, S.M.‎

‎Det kemiske Syrebegrebs Udviklingshistorie indtil 1830. Efterladt Manuskript udgivet af Ove Jørgensen og S.P.L. Sørensen.‎

‎København, Høst, 1916. 4to. Indbundet med orig. bogtrykte omslag i smukt privat hldrbd. i rødt gedeskind. 109 pp. Med dedik fra udgiverne på foromslaget.‎

‎(Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter).‎

Bookseller reference : 52834

‎"JACOBI, H.‎

‎Zur Geschichte der Homburger Mineralquellen. Mit einer Anlage Eduard Christian Trapp der Gründer des Bades Homburg von August Trapp.‎

‎Bad Homburg, ""Taunusbote"" - Zeitungsverlag, n.d. (um 1920). Orig. printed wrappers. On frontwrapper ""überreict vom Verfasser ""(printed), ""mit bestem grüss"" (in hand). (4),299 pp. textillustrations. Sonderdruck aus dem Mittheilungen des Verein für Geschichte und Altertumskunde Bad Homburg v.d. Heft XVIII.‎

Bookseller reference : 52836

‎KOPP, HERMANN.‎

‎Die Entwicklung der Chimie in der neueren Zeit.‎

‎München, R. Oldenbourg, 1873. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Spine slightly rubbed. XXII,854 pp. Internally clean.‎

Bookseller reference : 52840

‎REINSCH, H.‎

‎Grundriss der Chemie für den Unterricht an technischen Lehranstalten so wie zur Selbstbelehrung für angehende Pharmaceuten, techniker und gewerbtreibende. nebst einem Anhange über die chemische Technlogie. Mit Holzschnitten.‎

‎Mannheim, Wassermann & Mathy, 1854. Fine glazed boards. Spine gilt and titlelabel with gilt lettering. VII,316 pp., textillustrations.‎

Bookseller reference : 52846

‎GERHARDT, CHARLES.‎

‎Correspondance de Charles Gerhardt. Publiée et annotée par Marc Tiffeneau. 2 Vols. (1. Laurent et gerhardt - 2. Gerhardt et les Savants Francais, 1842-1856).‎

‎Paris, Masson et Cie, 1918-25. Uncut in orig. printed wrappers. XXXI,366VI,322 pp. Many portraitplates.‎

Bookseller reference : 52848

‎BERZELIUS, JAC.‎

‎Reseanteckningar. Utgifna af Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien genom H.G. Söderbaum.‎

‎Stockholm, Nordstedt & Söner, (1903). Smukt samtidigt hldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning, skindtitler på ryg og pergamentshgørner. (Indbundet af G. Hedberg, Stockholm). XII,(2),430,(1) pp. Farvelitografi som frontispiece., tekstillustrationer og plancher. Helt frisk eksemplar.‎

Bookseller reference : 52852

‎THACKRAY, ARNOLD.‎

‎John Dalton. Critical Assessment of His Life and Science.‎

‎Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1972. Orig. full cloth with d/j. XIV,(4),190 pp. Portrait and textillustrations.‎

Bookseller reference : 52854

‎SÖDERBAUM, H.G.‎

‎Jac. Berzelius. Levnadsteckning. Utgiven af Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademien. 3 Bd.‎

‎Uppsala, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1929-31. Lex 8vo. Med originale bogtrykte, ubeskårede. IX,547,17VIII,540,15XII,567,47 pp., tabeller, bilag og plancher. Rent frisk eksemplar.‎

Bookseller reference : 52858