INTRODUCTION A L’ÉTUDE DE LA CHIMIE MOLÉCULAIRE

An influential book on the chemistry of molecular combinations. Persoz (1805-68) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase and on the properties of dextrin. Printed by G. Silbermann in Strasbourg. Octavo: xv, [1], 894, [1, errata], [1, blank] pp. with 6 folding tables, all letterpress printed in black; 2 folding tables, letterpress printed in green, black, and red; and 53 textual illustrations. In a superb early French "plaquette" publisher's binding: full dark purple calf, with gilt-stamped ruled borders and ornaments; blind-stamped ruled borders and bands, symmetrical floral arabesques on stippled field, and central ruled lobed cartouche; and gilt-stamped titling. All edges gilt, with white coated endpapers with a blind-stamped ribbed moiré pattern, and a red silk ribbon. Typical light toning to the contents; else fine. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin.