Leçons sur la Philosophie Chimique professées au Collége de France... Receuillies par M. Bineau
by DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste-André (1800-1884)
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Bruxelles,: Société Belge de Librairie,, 1839.. [iv], 367, [i] pp. 12mo (10,5 x 16 cm.). Neatly bound in later vellum, spine gilt lettered on red morocco label, marbled end-papers. Dumas was one of the foremost chemist of his day" (Duveen). The present work, originally published in 1837- here in the Belgium pirate edition of 1839 - is chiefly devoted to the history chemistry, and comprises i.a. the first éloge of Lavoisier. DSB (consice ed) 216-17: "His historically oriented Leçons sur la Philosophie Chimique (1837) was very influential upon subsequent studies in History of Chemistry". Duveen, 185; Bolton I, 415.-- (French title and title-page sightly stained; some scattered light foxing; a very small piece of paper gone from the lower corner of the title-page; stamp on title, but a good copy of this rare work).
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- Title
- Leçons sur la Philosophie Chimique professées au Collége de France... Receuillies par M. Bineau
- Author
- DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste-André (1800-1884)
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- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Société Belge de Librairie,
- Place of Publication
- Bruxelles,
- Date Published
- 1839.
- Keywords
- history of chemistry lavoisier berselius faraday davy paracelsus stahl alchemy pharmacy
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- pharmacy - chemistry;
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About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...