‎Chemistry‎

‎"BERZELIUS, J. (JÖNS JACOB). - TABLE OF ATOMIC WEIGHTS‎

‎Des Changemens dans la système de Minéralogie chimique, qui doivent nécessairement résulter de la proprieté qur possèdent les corps isomorphes, de se remplacer mutuellement en proportions indéfinies. - [ATOMIC WEIGHT OF ELEMENTS]‎

‎Paris, Crochard, 1826. 8vo. In later full buckram with gilt lettering to spine. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", tome 31. Entire volume offered. Stamp to verso of half title. Light occassional brownspotting. [Berzelius' paper:] Pp.5-37. [The entire issue:] 448 pp. + 3 plates.‎

‎First appearance of a milestone paper in chemistry. In this paper Berzelius drew up the table of atomic weights of the elements, which, with only a few exceptions are similar to those used today. He symbolizes the elements by the first or two letters of the Latin name of the element, and he symbolizes compounds by stting the element symbols together together with the number of atoms involved when grater that one. This is the importent revison of his system announced in 1818. ""In 1819 Mitscherlich showed that similarity in chemical structure is accompanied by identity of crystalline form (Mitscherlich's law of isomorphism). berzelius realized at once that Mitscherlich's findings called for importent changes in his own system. he accordingly published a new table of atomic weights in 1826 (the paper offered).""(Taton ""Science in the 19th Century"", p. 279). - Holmberg, Bibliografi öfver Berzelius, nr. 29. The present volume also contain the following important papers: Sur les Minéraux cristallisés qui se trouvent dans les aerolithes (Gustave Rose) Mémoire sur les Combinaisons du Phosphore, et particulièrement sur celles de ce corps avec l'hydrogène (Dumas) Seconde Lettre sur les Cavernes à ossemens de Lunel-Vieil, de Saint-Antoine et de Saint-Julien, près de Montpellier (Hérault) adressés à M. Gay-Lussac par M. Marcel de Serres " Nouveau Catalogue des cgutes de pierres ou de fer de poussières ou de substances molles, sèches ou humides, suivant l'ordre chronologique (E. F. F. Chladni) Note sur la Communication des mouvements vibratoires (Félix Savart) Recherches sur les Effets électriques de contact produits dans les changemens de temp‎

Bookseller reference : 59822

‎"LAURENT, AUGUSTE.‎

‎Analyse du Spodumène de l'Arriège et de la Wichtyne. (+) Sur de nouveaux Chlorures et Bromures d'Hydrogéne carboné. (+) Sur la Nitronaphtalase, la Nitronaphtalèse et la Naphtalase. (+) Sur le Benzoyle et la Benzimide. - [THE NUCLEUS THEORY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS]‎

‎Paris, Crochard, 1835. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", 2e Series, tome 59, Entire volume offered. Wear to extremities, internally very fine and clean. Laurent's papers: pp. 107-111" 196-220 376-397" 397-422. [Entire volume: 446,(2) pp.].‎

‎First printing of these importent papers in the history of organic chemistry explaining the differences to Dumas' law of substitutions, and introducing a ""new type"" and what he calls ""fundamental and derived radicals"". The introduction of the ""Nucleus Theory"" was the basis for the unitary theory formulated by Gerhardt.""While studying the reactions of naphthalene and its compounds with the halogens and nitric acid, Laurent was from the start characteristically concerned with the construction of an explanatory theory that would account for these phenomena. Like most creative scientists, he generalized his solution to a specific problem through the imaginative use of analogy, leading to the elaboration of the first comprehensive theory adequate for dealing with the whole domain of contemporaneous organic chemistry."" (DSB).""A founder of modern organic chemistry, Laurent was one of the most important chemists of the nineteenth century. He considered the behavior of matter to be a manifestation of its intimate internal structure, which one cannot determine with certainty but which one has to investigate if one wants to understand. Laurent’s preoccupation was to construct a method that could guide the chemist forward along this path, from facts to their causes. He was the first chemist to intimately associate crystallo-graphic data and chemical studies. Louis Pasteur and Charles Friedel later followed the way.""(DSB).‎

Bookseller reference : 59912

‎"BERZELIUS, J. (JÖNS JACOB). - TABLE OF ATOMIC WEIGHTS‎

‎Des Changemens dans la système de Minéralogie chimique, qui doivent nécessairement résulter de la proprieté qur possèdent les corps isomorphes, de se remplacer mutuellement en proportions indéfinies. - [ATOMIC WEIGHT OF ELEMENTS]‎

‎Paris, Crochard, 1826. 8vo. In a bit later half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", tome 31. Entire volume offered. No institutional stamps. [Berzelius' paper:] Pp.5-37. [The entire issue:] 448 pp. + 3 plates.‎

‎First appearance of a milestone paper in chemistry. In this paper Berzelius drew up the table of atomic weights of the elements, which, with only a few exceptions are similar to those used today. He symbolizes the elements by the first or two letters of the Latin name of the element, and he symbolizes compounds by stting the element symbols together together with the number of atoms involved when grater that one. This is the importent revison of his system announced in 1818. ""In 1819 Mitscherlich showed that similarity in chemical structure is accompanied by identity of crystalline form (Mitscherlich's law of isomorphism). berzelius realized at once that Mitscherlich's findings called for importent changes in his own system. he accordingly published a new table of atomic weights in 1826 (the paper offered).""(Taton ""Science in the 19th Century"", p. 279). - Holmberg, Bibliografi öfver Berzelius, nr. 29. The present volume also contain the following important papers: Sur les Minéraux cristallisés qui se trouvent dans les aerolithes (Gustave Rose)Mémoire sur les Combinaisons du Phosphore, et particulièrement sur celles de ce corps avec l'hydrogène (Dumas)Seconde Lettre sur les Cavernes à ossemens de Lunel-Vieil, de Saint-Antoine et de Saint-Julien, près de Montpellier (Hérault)adressés à M. Gay-Lussac par M. Marcel de Serres " Nouveau Catalogue des cgutes de pierres ou de fer de poussières ou de substances molles, sèches ou humides, suivant l'ordre chronologique (E. F. F. Chladni) Note sur la Communication des mouvements vibratoires (Félix Savart)Recherches sur les Effets électriques de contact produits dans les changemens de temp‎

Bookseller reference : 60067

‎"PELLETIER, PIERRE et JOSEPH CAVENTOU.‎

‎Note sur un nouvel Alcali (Lu à l'Academie des Sciences le 10 août 1818. - [THE DISCOVERY OF STRYCHNINE]‎

‎Paris, Crochard, 1818. 8vo. In a bit later half cloth. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", tome 8 (Cahier 3). Entire volume offered. No institutional stamps. Light occassional brownspotting, otherwise a good copy. (Pelletier & Caventou's paper): pp. 323-324. (Entire issue:) 448 pp. + 1 plate.‎

‎First printing of this classic paper in chemistry in which the authors announced their discovery of Strychnine. This was the first alkali of vegetable origin to be discovered after morphine. This discovery (and their discovery of chlorophyll) brought them international fame. ""Strychnine was only the second alkaloid to be extracted, the first was morphine. Pelletier and Caventou wanted to name their new alkaloid vauqueline after Nicolas Vauquelin, one of their associates who had refined the technique of ether extraction for use in isolating alkaloids. However, the officers of the Académe des Sciences in Paris rejected the idea on the grounds that a respected scientist’s name should not be paired with a deadly poison. In addition to strychnine the pair isolated other important compounds from plants including caffeine, chlorophyll and the anti-malaria drug quinine. (Paul L. Burnham). Parkinson:""Breakthroughs"", 1818 C. - Garrison & Morton: 1846. The first issue also contains their importent memoir ""Examen chimique de la Cochenillee et de sa matière colorante"", pp. 250-287 which describes how they obtained crotonic acid from croton oil and analyzed carmine in the cochineal.‎

Bookseller reference : 60069

‎[MENDELEEV, D.I.]‎

‎Sootnoshenie svoistv s atomnym vesom elementov [i.e. On the Relation of the Properties to the Atomic Weights of the Elements]. In: Zhurnal Russkogo khimicheskogo obshchestva [i.e. Journal of the Russian Chemical Society], vol.1, parts II-III. - [THE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS]‎

‎St. Petersburg, 1869. 8vo. Extract in contemporary or slightly later blank blue paper wrappers. Wrappers with neat professional restorations from verso, barely noticeable. A very fine and clean copy. Pp. 60-77.‎

‎Exceedingly scarce first printing of Mendeleev’s seminal Russian Chemical Society-paper of March 1869, presenting for the first time the periodical table of the elements. “His newly formulated law was announced before the Russian Chemical Society in March 1869 with the statement “elements arranged according to the value of their atomic weights present a clear periodicity of properties.” Mendeleev’s law allowed him to build up a systematic table of all the 70 elements then known.” (Encycl. Britt.) “Early in 1869, Russian chemist Dmitrii Mendeleev was in a predicament many people are familiar with—he was facing a deadline. He had delivered the first volume of his inorganic chemistry textbook to his publisher but was struggling with how to organize the second volume. This struggle would culminate in a remarkable discovery, a system that classified all of the chemical elements. In March 1869, Mendeleev delivered a full paper to the Russian Chemical Society spelling out the most significant aspect of his system, that characteristics of the elements recur at a periodic interval as a function of their atomic weight. This was the first iteration of the periodic law.” (OSU) Mendeleev’s system was not yet perfect when it appeared in 1869, but it would prove to be one of the most fundamental of scientific laws, one that would hold true through new discoveries and against all challenges. Mendeleev not only recognized that what seemed to be a randomness of the elements fitted into a system, he also suggested that the gaps in his system would later be filled with elements yet unknown to the scientific world. The discovery of new elements in the 1870s fulfilled several of Mendeleev’s predictions and brought increased interest to the periodic system, making it an invaluable tool for research. “He had such faith in the validity of the periodic law that he proposed changes to the generally accepted values for the atomic weight of a few elements and predicted the locations within the table of unknown elements together with their properties. At first the periodic system did not raise interest among chemists. However, with the discovery of the predicted elements, notably gallium in 1875, scandium in 1879, and germanium in 1886, it began to win wide acceptance. Gradually the periodic law and table became the framework for a great part of chemical theory. By the time Mendeleev died in 1907, he enjoyed international recognition and had received distinctions and awards from many countries.” (Encycl. Britt.) Horblit 74 Barchas 1412 [Dibner 48 - citing the German translation of 1891]‎

Bookseller reference : 60073

‎"DAVY, HUMPHRY.‎

‎The Bakerian Lecture, on some chemical Agencies of Electricity. Read November 20, 1806. - [FOUNDATION OF ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY - OFF-PRINT, PRESENTATION-COPY]‎

‎London, Philosophical Transactions, 1807. 4to. Bound to style in recent plain blue wrappers. Offprint, with the separate printed title-page, from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1807 - Part I. With author's presentation to title-page: ""From the Author"". Occassional brownspotting throughout and a small tear, not affecting text, to lower margin of B4. (2), 56 pp. + 1 plate.‎

‎The exceedingly rare offprint, inscribed presentation copy, of Davy’s milestone paper in which he shows that electricity is capable of decomposing the most stable elements. The paper was central to any chemical affinity theory in the first half of the nineteenth century and Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry, considered it ""one of the best memoirs which has ever enriched the theory of chemistry”. Davy early concluded that the production of electricity in simple electrolytic cells resulted from chemical action and that chemical combination occurred between substances of opposite charge. He therefore reasoned that electrolysis, the interactions of electric currents with chemical compounds, offered the most likely means of decomposing all substances to their elements. “These views were explained in 1806 in his lecture “On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity,” for which, despite the fact that England and France were at war, he received the Napoleon Prize from the Institut de France (1807). This work led directly to the isolation of sodium and potassium from their compounds (1807) and of the alkaline-earth metals magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium from their compounds (1808).” (Britannica). ""Humphry Davy was one of the most brilliant chemists of the early nineteenth century. His early study of nitrous oxide brought him his first reputation, but his later and most importent investigations were devoted to electrochemistry. Following Galvani's experiments and the discovery of the voltaic pile, interest in galvanic electricity had become widespread. The first electrolysis by means of the pile was carried out in 1800 by Nicholson and Carisle, who obtained oxygen and hydrogen from water. Davy began to examine the chemical effects of electricity in 1800, and his numerous discoveries were presented in his Bakerian lecture to the Royal Society on November 20, 1806 (the paper offered here). His experiments, along the lines stated in this paper, lead to his discoveries of potassum and sodium in 1807 and the year after to barium, calcium and boron.” (A Source Book in Chemistry p. 243). Sparrow: Milestones of Science No 52. Wheeler Gift: 2511. (PMM 255)‎

Bookseller reference : 60110

‎NICOLS, THOMAS.‎

‎Edelgestein-Buchlein Oder Beschreibung der Edelgesteine, derer Gestalt, Kraffte und Tugenden, Eigenschafften, Preiss und Werth " samt beygefugten Warnungen fur Betrug an alle diejenigen, so mit Edel-Gesteinen handeln und umbgehen. - [“THE FIRST INDEPENDENT GEMOLOGICAL BOOK WRITTEN OR PUBLISHED BY A BRITISH AUTHOR""]‎

‎Hamburg, Naumann, 1675. 8vo. In a bit later full vellum. Small paper label pasted on to top of spine. Small wormtract to lower margin on last leaves, not affecting text. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. A fine copy. (16), 249, (7) pp.‎

‎Rare first German translation of Nicols' treatise on gemstones and minerals: “the first independent gemological book written or published by a British author. The text is distinctly in two parts, the first being a general treatise on gemstones, while the second... contains 89 numbered chapters, each describing a gemstone, stone, fossil... Nicols gives adulterations, nomenclature, varieties, sources, properties, and other useful information"" (Sinkankas). The treatise's content includes a definition of precious stones, their broad categorizations, the process of their formation, gemstones prevalent in ancient times, as well as explanations for attributes like transparency, color, and hardness. It delves into topics such as counterfeit gems, detailing artificially colored crystals, techniques for cutting, engraving, and polishing gems, and exploring their perceived supernatural properties. Ferguson II, p. 138‎

Bookseller reference : 60724

‎WINZLER, ZACHARIAS ANDREAS.‎

‎Die Thermolampe in Deutschland. - [FIRST GERMAN TREATISE ON GAS MANUFACTURING]‎

‎Brünn, Karl Franz Siedler, 1803. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to extremities and small-paper label pasted on to top of spine. Internally very fine and clean - a very nice copy. (20), 227, (3), XX pp. + 4 folded plates.‎

‎Rare first edition of this first German treatise on gas manufacturing. Winzler initially studied theology before shifting his focus to medicine, chemistry, and mineralogy. Winzler's primary interest lay in the field of chemistry which he applied to improve saltpeter production - a vital component in the manufacture of gunpowder during his time. He became known for his innovations in gas production, specifically through the charring of wood to produce combustible gas. This gas was used for heating, lighting, and other industrial applications. He conducted experiments and installations of this lamp in various locations including his own residence and public buildings such as barracks and castles. Despite facing setbacks during the Napoleonic Wars, Winzler's inventions gained recognition among government circles and found buyers across the Habsburg empire.‎

Bookseller reference : 60890

‎TENNER, JOHANN GOTTLOB.‎

‎Anleitung, vermittelst der dephlogistisirten Salzsaure zu jeder Jahreszeit vollkommen weiss, geschwind, sicher und wohlfeil zu bleichen. Dritte vemiehrte und verbesserte Auflage. - [MANUAL ON BLEACHING]‎

‎Leipzig, Voss, 1800. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Traces from old paper-label to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Parts of gilting on spine worn off. Head of spine on vol. 2 chipped. Previous owner's name to in contemporary hand to title-pages. Internally nice and clean. (14), 432, (2), 535-1233, (33) pp. (28), 870, (10), 730, (60) pp.‎

‎Enlarged third edition of this manual on industrial bleaching for fabrics and papermaking. Poggendorff II, 1080.‎

Bookseller reference : 61345

‎WALLERIUS, JOHAN GOTSCH.‎

‎Åkerbrukets chemiska grunder.‎

‎Stockholm, Kongl. tryckeriet, 1778. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities. Leather on spine cracked. Previous owner's names in contemporary hand to title-page. Internally with occassional brownspostting. (16), 339 pp.‎

‎Second edition of Wallerius' important work agricultural chemistry. ”Wallerius established as a fundamental, necessary principle that agricultural chemistry should be based on comparative study of the chemical composition not only of plants but also of the earth in which they grow”. (DSB).‎

Bookseller reference : 62285

‎TIDSSKRIFT FOR NATURVIDENSKABERNE.‎

‎Udgivet af H.C.Ørsted, J.W.Hornemann,J.Reinhardt. l.-5.Bd.(alt som udkom).‎

‎Kbhvn., 1822-28. 5 samt.hldrbd., hvor bd.5 er afvigende. 2 rygge lidt slidte. - Til dette tidsskrift bidrog datidens store indenfor geologi, zoologi, kemi, fysik m.v., så som H.C.Ørsted, Forchhammer, redsdorff, Schouw, Lyngbye, Hornemann, P.W.Lund m.fl.‎

Bookseller reference : 7547

‎LÜPPO-CRAMER.‎

‎Kolloidchemie und Photographie.‎

‎Dresden, 1908. Orig. cloth. VI,154 pp., textillustr. a. plates.‎

Bookseller reference : 9917

‎CHANCRIN (E.) -‎

‎Chimie agricole -‎

‎Paris, Hachette, coll. "encyclopédie des connaissances agricoles", 1940. In-12, cartonnage éditeur, 320p + catalogue in fine. En 26 chapitres sur la constitutions des terrains et des engrais.t.b.e.‎

Bookseller reference : 2077

‎PARKES (S.)‎

‎Chimie‎

‎... des Gens du Monde. Paris, 1822. 2 vol. in-8. 2 planches dans le tome 1. Tome 2, contenant des notes additionnelles, des tables, expériences, vocabulaire et nomanclatures. Reliure demi-chagrin rouge de l'époque. Bon état. Quelques rousseurs.‎

Bookseller reference : 4708

‎MATHIEU (Henri)‎

‎Manuel d'analyse chimique qualitative‎

‎Paris, Masson et Cie, 1942. 2e édition revue et corrigée. In-8 broché, 547 p. 26 figures in-t. Très bon état : rousseurs sur 1er plat et dos."A l'usage des étudiants des facultés des sciences, des facultés de pharmacie, des élèves de l'enseignement supérieur technique, de l'Institut national agronomique et des écoles d'agriculture."‎

Bookseller reference : 8580

‎ORFILA‎

‎Eléments de Chimie. Tome Premier / Tome Second‎

‎Paris, Labé, 1851. 2 vol. in-8 reliés demi basane marron, x-669 p. + Tableau (3 p.) + 8 planches & xvi-848 p. + 4 planches. Bon état : qq. rousseurs in-t. Dos des couv. très légèrement décolorés.8e édition, revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée.‎

Bookseller reference : 13909

‎NORMANT (H. et J.-F.)‎

‎Cours de Chimie, Maîtrise es Sciences : Chimie organique‎

‎Paris, Masson & Cie, 1968. In-8 relié toile, 481 p. Très bon état.2e édition revue et augmentée.‎

Bookseller reference : 14930

‎BAUDE (Henri) / QUICHERAT (J.) (Publiés par)‎

‎Les Vers de Maître Henri Baude, Recueillis et publiés avec les actes qui concernent sa vie‎

‎Paris, Chez Aug. Aubry, 1856. "Le Trésor des pièces rares ou inédites". In-12 broché, 128 p. + 4 p. de catalogue. 1/330 sur papier vergé. Bon état : dos renforcé.‎

Bookseller reference : 16309

‎PAYEN A.‎

‎Précis de CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLE‎

‎A l'usage des Ecoles Préparatoires aux Professions Industrielles des Fabricants et des Agriculteurs. Paris 1855.( 3ème édition). Texte ( 1076 p.) et Atlas de 39 planches. 2 vol.in-8. Demi-reliure de l'époque. Bon état avec rousseurs.‎

Bookseller reference : 17486

‎BOLL - EGGERT - HOCK‎

‎Traité de chimie physique - 3 tomes‎

‎Paris, Dunod, 1943. 3 TOMES EN UN VOLUME. In-8 (245x160mm) relié en demi basane, dos droit ; 106-374-374 p. Dos très frotté, très bon état intérieur. Bon état général.‎

Bookseller reference : 21576

‎CAVALIER (J.)‎

‎Leçons sur les alliages métalliques‎

‎Paris, Vuibert et Nony, 1909. In-8 (240x165mm) relié en demi basane, dos à nerfs orné ; 466 p. + planches in fine. Quelques frottements d'usage, très bon état intérieur, malgré quelques rousseurs. Bon état général.‎

Bookseller reference : 21578

‎PAULING (L.) - Trad. par R. Paris‎

‎Chimie générale. Introduction à la chimie descriptive et à la chimie théorique moderne‎

‎Paris, Dunod, 1956. In-8 (245x160mm) relié en demi basane ; 725 p. ; ill. in.t. Frottements d'usage, plus marqués sur le dos, très bon état intérieur. Bon état général.‎

Bookseller reference : 21581

‎METRAL (P.)‎

‎Cours de physique & de chimie‎

‎Paris, Masson, 1911. In-8 (180x120mm) relié toile d'éditeur, 163 p. Ill. in.t. Quelques rousseurs intérieures. Bon état général.‎

Bookseller reference : 21589

‎JACQUES (J.)‎

‎Un chimiste au passé simple‎

‎Paris, Odile Jacob, Sciences, 2000. In-8 (220x145mm) broché, 235 p. Très bon état général. Proche du neuf.‎

Bookseller reference : 25895

‎GENEVOIS (L.)‎

‎Traité de chimie biologique II, première et seconde partie - Deux vols.‎

‎Paris, PUF, Euclide, 1959. Deux vols In-8 (185x135mm) brochés, couv. souples, pp 330 à 880 p. Bon état général.‎

Bookseller reference : 25916