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Condition: Very Good. 1960. Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1960. Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good. . . . .

Hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket as Issued. 2nd Edition, 347 pages frontispiece (folded color diagram) illustrations (including diagram), folded plates Gilt titles bright. Some spots of foxing top edge. In much better condition than generally offered. "M. Ville speaks voluminously concerning the application of phosphates, nitrates, and ammonium salts". Georges Ville (23 March 1824 ? 22 February 1897) was a French agronomist and plant physiologist born in Pont-Saint-Esprit.In 1843 he started his career as an interne in pharmacy. From 1857 to 1897 he held the chair of Physique végétale at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris.He is known for his research involving the absorption of nitrogen by plants. In 1849-1852 he carried out experiments on nitrogen absorption from the air by plants that reasserted 18th century theories espoused by Joseph Priestley and Jan Ingenhousz, stating that plants were capable of absorbing free nitrogen, a claim that was later opposed by Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure in 1804 and backed up by the experiments of Jean Senebier (1742-1809). The subject garnered enough interest in the scientific community that the French Academy of Sciences formed a committee to investigate Ville's work, resulting in a confirmation of his experiments on the matter. He performed extensive pioneer studies on chemical fertilizers, largely carried out on his "experimental farm" (Ferme Georges-Ville) that was founded in 1860 at Vincennes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Demy8vo, folding coloured frontis, xliv, 451, 24 p. Folding plate and engravings. Original brown cloth, gilt, brown endpapers. First three text signatures slightly proud, hinges cracked, cracked at foot of both joints, covers dusty and slightly faded on the backstrip otherwise a VG- copy.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xiii [1] 164pp, bound in original blind stamped, brown cloth, with gilt on spine still bright. Includes engraved text illustrations throughout. Covers show worn corners, loss to upper/lower edges of backstrip, few backstrip chips with paper label on spine from private owner, front gutter starting, ownership on ffp. BINDING TIGHT.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New edition. 8vo. Pp x, 226. Figures in the text. 32 page publisher's catalogue dated May 1885. Original cloth. Beveled edges. Small strips torn from top of title page and preface (text unaffected) With the sticker of the Nairn Literary Institute Library to rear board and a single ink stamp to the top of the contents page. Scattered light soiling. Otherwise a near fine copy. Nice.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. A Delightful Little Book, Binding Still Sound. Six Lectures Given By Sir Michael Faraday Delivered To A Juvenile Auditory At The Royal Institution Of Great Britain During The Christmas Holidays 1860-1. Illustrations Throughout. Brown Cloth Covered Boards Which Have A Blind Stamped Design On The Front And Rear Boards.Spine Ends Are Bumped And Frayed, Minor Bumping To Free Corners. Folds Of The Spine Are Beginning To Show Wear In A Couple Of Places Front And Rear. The Front Board Has A Small Bleached Mark And The Gilt Title On The Spine Is Faded. The Book Has Obviously Been Well Read But Cared For. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 598 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.35 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 598 pages. 10.00x7.50x1.35 inches. This item is printed on demand.