Foster William Hubert Alyea (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. This book is in very good condition. There are corner knocks but no tears or stains. This textbook is the result of much experience in teaching elementary chemistry to large classes of college students. The book is intended primarily for college students beginning the study of chemistry. The history of chemistry and portraits and short biographical sketches of some of the most eminent chemists have been included. Part I is an introduction. Part II is physical chemistry. Part III is inorganic chemistry and Part IV is organic chemistry. Part V is colloid chemistry . There is an index, Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. D. Van Nostrand Co. 1948 3rd Edition Very Good/ Minimal wear to black cloth. Dark-red text block on spine with gilded lettering. Printed March 1947. Pos blotted out inside cover. Illustrated with photos, drawings, tables, charts, graphs and formulas. Pages unmarked and lightly tanned. Color illustrated Emmissions Spectra frontispiece. xiv+801 pages with index. HEAVY ITEM 2.23 Pounds. Size: 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches. No Exp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover, bound in black cloth. Unremarkable outside; a midcentry textbook. This is the second printing of the 3rd edition. October 1948. 801 pages. Extensive notes on the blank endpapers front and back, with more underlining and notes throughout. This copy with the name of Lincoln Brower on the front endpaper. This copy is only notable in that it belonged to Brower during his very early years, and he kept it his through his whole long life in the sciences. We've got a wonderful bookshelf of books from Lincoln Brower's collection listed here in our Brower catalogue. Everything you know about Monarch Butterflies, you know because of Brower's work, both scientific and outreach. He was a great teacher, an important researcher, a torch-bearing conservationist, and a leading light in lepidoptery. We are extremely excited to offer his books. Please email with questions or to request photos.