ONE THOUSAND EXPERIMENTS IN CHEMISTRY; WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF NATURAL
by MACKENZIE, COLIN
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1822. MACKENZIE, COLIN. ONE THOUSAND EXPERIMENTS IN CHEMISTRY; WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF NATURAL PHENOMENA; AND PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE MANUFACTURING AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES AT PRESENT PURSUED IN THE SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATION OF THE USEFUL ARTS. London: Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822. "A new edition corrected and improved, with numerous engravings on wood and copper." 8vo., [6] + 29 + [1] + xxxii + 646 pp. Two engravings, one folding and in two colors, by W. Read [extra, not on plate list], and one facing the title page; plates 2-16 and 18-20 present but lacking plate 17. Wood engravings in the text. Half calf, marbled paper covered boards, gilt red morocco spine label. Ex-library with usual markings. Hinges cracked, leather and boards worn. Front pastedown through folding hand colored plate at title, and pp. 315-rfep stained at bottom, some minimally, some with loss. Possibly chemistry gone awry. The colored plate's image is not affected but there is some damage in the margin. Text somewhat foxed, offset opposite engravings. Ink ownership on title page. As is.
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- Seller
- Boston Book Company
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- 89919
- Title
- ONE THOUSAND EXPERIMENTS IN CHEMISTRY; WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF NATURAL
- Author
- MACKENZIE, COLIN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1822
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
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James Desrosiers
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Foxed
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- Spine Label
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- Offset
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- Morocco
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- Plate
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Title Page
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