First American edition (stated) from the third English edition, revised and enlarged. Octavo in dark brown blindstamped cloth, spine letterd in gilt. xxvii+ 391 p. plus 24-page publisher's catalog at rear. A tight, bright example, gilt lettering bright, 1853 ownership signature front free endpaper. Scattered foxing throughout the text which is otherwise bright. Based on a series of articles on chemistry that first appeared in England in the Gardener's Chronicle and were specifically geared toward the application of simple chemistry to agriculture.

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Title: Rural Chemistry: An Elementary Introduction to the Study of the Science in its Relation to Agriculture and the Arts of Life
Publisher: Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1852
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First American edition.
Condition: Near Fine

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