A Dictionary of Chemistry : exhibiting the present state of the theory and practice of that science, its application to natural philosophy, the processes of manufactures, metallurgy, and numerous other arts dependant on the properties and habitudes of bodies, in the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms ; with a considerable number of tables, expressing the elective attractions, specific gravities, comparative heats, component parts, combinations, and other affections of the objects of chemical research. Illustrated with engravings. By William Nicholson. Two vols. in one. First edition.

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Published by London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795

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4to. 21 x 27.5cm. 11 x 9 3/8 in.Later polished and speckled stamped calf, spine stamped and gilt-ruled with raised bands and gilt-titled red morocco label, edges red speckled, fresh endpapers. Thick 4to; [i-iii], iv-viii, [1]-576, [2], 577-1132pp. With errata, indices, separate title page, numerous tables, and final (4) plates including (2) folding. .William Nicholson (England, 1753-1815) was an inventor, writer, and scientist. He made many important scientific contributions such as discovering the electrolysis of water and founding an important scientific journal. Prolific and with varied interests, he wrote on numerous topics in addition to chemistry.Boards with scuffing and one small tear to lower board, light edgewear, and some creasing at joints and spine; interior with foxing and uneven toning, both mostly very light, with paper thinner and more heavily toned at title page, preliminaries, and some additional pages in vol. II; pages with occasional small mark, tear or light grime, with expected offsetting, and a few leaves with a tiny burn hole or mark; H3 with 1 1/2-in. tear and 2T1 with 1-in. tear at outer margin; plates foxed otherwise near fine; an attractive and very good volume.References: (Neville). Cole 974; Neville II, p. 227; Duveen & Klickstein 137; OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 1398212811; ESTC T56115. Seller Inventory # 51-6019

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Title: A Dictionary of Chemistry : exhibiting the ...

Publisher: London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good