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1. Glauber, Johann Rudolf (Johannem Rudolphum Glauberum). OPERIS MINERALIS. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Joannem Janssonium, 1659, 16mo., later quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. 67, (3); 47+(1); 110 pages.

Text in Latin. Three parts in one. Preface to each of the three parts, table of contents follows text of first part. Author (1604–79) was a German-Dutch chemist and alchemist. Studies of mineralogy, metallurgy, alchemy, the “origin of metals,” and the therapeutic use of antimony. Error in pagination in part 1: 66 is numbered 96. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges, paper chipped. Scattered light foxing. [123290, $ 1,000]

2. Lemery, Nicholas. A COURSE OF CHYMISTRY; Containing an Easie Method of Preparing those Chymical Medicines which are Used in Physick with Curious Remarks upon Each Preparation, for the Benefit of Such as Desire to Be Instructed in the Knowledge of this Art. London, England: for A. Bell, 1720, 8vo., original leather, five raised bands on spine, gilt tooling on covers. xvi, 543+(1) pages.

Fourth edition, translated from the eleventh French edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged (Cole 808). Preface, table of contents, index. Publisher’s advertisement follows text. Eight full page woodcut plates in text. Front cover worn, especially along spine and lower fore-edge corner. Front outside joint cracked. Inside hinges cracked. Previous owner’s name, H.A. Webber, on front free endpaper; identifies himself as a “chirurgeon” (surgeon) of Oakhampton. Front free endpaper torn at edges. [123129, $ 650]

3. Shaw, Peter. CHEMICAL LECTURES, PUBLICKLY READ AT LONDON, IN THE YEARS 1731, AND 1732; AND SINCE AT SCARBOROUGH, IN 1733; FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ARTS, TRADES, AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. London, England: for J. Shuckburoh, n.d., but circa 1734, 8vo., later cloth. xxvi, 439, (5) pages.

First edition (Cole 1205). Dedication, advertisement, glossary of technical terms, table of contents, errata, index. Twenty lectures designed to show the application of chemistry to improvement of the useful arts and manufactures. Covers general principles and application thereof. According to Cole, the first edition is “tentatively dated” 1734. Front free endpaper stained and curled at corners. Previous owners’ names on front free endpaper. [123230, $ 850]

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4. Boerhaave, Herman. A NEW METHOD OF CHEMISTRY; INCLUDING THE HISTORY, THEORY, AND PRACTICE OF THE ART: TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL LATIN OF DR. BOERHAAVE’S ELEMENTA CHEMIÆ. London, England: for T. Longman, 1741, 8vo., contemporary leather, label and five raised bands on spine. xxx, 593+(1) pages, plates.

Second edition (Cole 169). Volume I only of two pub-lished. Translated from the Latin by Peter Shaw. Letters to the author’s brother James and to the reader, author’s preface, table of contents, “design of the work,” adver-tisement of other works by the publisher. Seventeen foldout plates follow text.

The history, theory, and practice of chemistry with chapters on philosophical, technical, and pharmaceu-tical chemistry. Milton Kerker notes that Boerhaave (1668–1738), a Dutch physician, was “a dominating fig-ure of eighteenth century chemistry.” His work greatly influenced the study of chemistry in Great Britain. Kerker further notes that the first English edition of this work was published in 1727. See Kerker, “Hermann Boerhaave and the Development of Pneumatic Chemistry” in Isis 46:1 (March 1955), 36–49.

Covers detached, rubbed and scuffed at edges. Title separating and chipped at edges. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper and first page of letter to the reader. Tanning and some foxing, especially on title and plates. [123576, $ 450]

5. Boerhaave, Hermann. A NEW METHOD OF CHEMISTRY; INCLUDING THE HISTORY, THEORY, AND PRACTICE OF THE ART. 2 volumes. London, England: T. and T. Longman, 1753, 4to., leather, five raised bands on spine in later slipcase. xxx, 593+(1); (ii), 410, plates and index.

Third editon (Cole 169 cites the second edition not-ing that Bolton (1893) 322 cites this one. Wyndam Miles, in a footnote cites the first three English edi-tions. See Miles “Benjamin Rush, Chemist” in Chymia 4 (1953), 49, fn. 33). Translated from the Latin by Peter Shaw. Author’s pref-ace, table of contents, com-ments on the “design of the work.” Index follows text of Volume II. Twenty five plates including foldouts. Seventeen plates in text (some foldout), eight foldout plates follow text in Volume II. Outside joints cracked. Covers rubbed and scuffed, especially at edges. Tanning at edges and foxing. Front free end-paper cut in Volume II. [123038, $ 2,000]


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6. Neumann, Caspar. THE CHEMICAL WORKS OF CASPAR NEUMANN, M.D. London, England: for W. Johnston, 1759, 4to., modern leather contemporary leather, label and five raised bands on spine. (xvi), 586, (35) pages.

Cole 973. Abridged and revised by William Lewis. Preface, table of contents, errata, index. Cole asserts that this work was actually translated from the German by Alexander Chisholm, an assistant to Lewis. Regarded as the epitome of chemical knowl-edge at the time. It included, for example, an expo-sition of Stahl’s phlogiston theory, for the first time in English. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Label on spine chipped. Endpapers, title, and por-tions of preface and index foxed. [123237, $ 800]

7. De Croix, L.J. PHYSICO-CHYMIE THÉORIQUE, EN DIALOGUE. Lille, France: P.S. Lalau, 1768, 12mo., leather, spine and label thereon gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers and edges. iv, 291, (15) pages.

Text in French. Cole 354. Dedication, preface. Table of contents follows text. Statement of royal permission to publish, and state-ment of approval from the apothecaries’ guild of Paris. De Croix (1725–1815) was an apothecary and teacher of chemistry in Lille. Title with border of double rules around which is a spiral of leaf ornaments. Foldout table follows text. A collection of scientific lessons in the format of a catechism, first intended only for the author’s students. Covers lightly rubbed and scuffed at edges. Front joint cracking at top and bottom extremities. Scattered light foxing. [123428, $ 1,250]

8. Neumann, Caspar. CHEMICAL WORKS OF CASPAR NEUMANN, M.D. 2 volumes. London, England: for J. and F. Rivington and others, 1773, 8vo., full calf, red leather spine labels. (xx), 439+(1); (xii), 458 pages, index.

Second edition (Cole 973). “Abridged and methodized, with large additions, containing the later discoveries and improvements” by William Lewis. Preface, table of contents in each vol-ume, index in Volume II. Front covers of both volumes detached. Spine labels par-tially chipped away. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Front free endpaper and half title of Volume I loose. Tanning at edges of endpapers. [123165, $ 450]


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9. Fourcroy, A.F. ELEMENTARY LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY AND NATURAL HISTORY, Containing a Methodical Abridgement of All the Chemical Knowledge Acquired to the Present Time; With a Comparative View of the Doctrine of Stahl, and of that of Several Modern Chemists; The Whole Forming a Complete Course of those Two Chemists. 2 volumes. Edinburgh, Scotland: C. Elliot, 1785, 8vo., Vol. I contemporary leather, red leather label on spine; Vol. II later half leather, cloth. xxvii, 29–520 pages; viii, 9–496 pages.

First edition in English (Bolton (1893) 447). Advertisement by the translator, table of contents in both volumes, preface. Translated from the French by Thomas Elliot. With many notes, additions, and illustrations by the translator. Covers on Vol. I detached with free endpaper loose. Covers of Vol. II rubbed and scuffed, and spine sunned. Previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown of Vol. I. Endpapers of Vol. II soiled. Some foxing in both volumes. [123468, $ 350]

10. Bergman, Torbern. A DISSERTATION ON ELECTIVE ATTRACTIONS. London and Edinburgh: J. Murray and Charles Elliot, 1785, 8vo., contemporary cloth backed boards. xiv, (ii), 382, (2) pages.

First English translation (Cohen 97; Bolton 302; Duveen 67). Translated from the Latin “by the Translator of Spallanzani’s Dissertations” (Thomas Beddoes). With the seven folding plates at the end as called for. Bergman (1735–1784) first published this work in 1775. Covers rubbed along edges with spot in corner of front cover where it appears that a label was removed. Name in ink on title page. Some soil-ing and spotting along edges of pages at the beginning which has resulted in loss of paper along edges. Uncut copy. [122587, $ 1,500]

11. Scheele, Charles-William. THE CHEMICAL ESSAYS. London, England: J. Murray, 1786, 8vo., modern leather spine with older leather covers, black leather spine label. xiv, ii, 406 pages.

First edition in English (Cole 1167). Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Beddoes. A collection of 23 essays, on topics of pure and applied chemistry, which first appeared in The Transactions of the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm. His essay on Prussian blue dye, included in this volume, is cited in Ron 0926. Dedication to Scheele, preface by the translator. Ex-library with markings. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Title loose. Scattered light foxing. [123482, $ 1,000]


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12. Beaumé, M. MANUAL OF CHEMISTRY, OR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE OPERATIONS OF CHEMISTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS. Translated from the French of M. Beaumé, Demonstrator in Chemisty at Paris. London: J. Johnson, 1786, 12mo., contemporary full calf with single fillet in gilt along edges. vi, 399, (3) pages.

Second edition in English, corrected, with additions (See Cohen #54 under Baumé for mention of this printing and others) The first English edition appeared in 1778. Baumé (1728–1804) eventually opened up his own manufacturing company and gave lectures with P.J. Macquer. One page publisher’s catalogue in back. Some cracking along front and back hinges with small loss along top of back hinge. Bookplate of Acheson Lyle. Old ink stamps on front pastedown, front free endpaper and first blank page (with part of this blank page excised). Water stain along bottom of pages in front and back. [122505, $ 450]

13. De Morveau, Guyton, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, Claude Louis Bertholet, and Antione Francois Fourcroy. MÉTHODE DE NOMENCLATURE CHIMIQUE, PROPOSÉE PAR MM. DE MORVEAU, LAVOISIER, BERTHOLET, & DU FOURCROY. Paris, France: Cuchet, 1787, 12mo., quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. (iv), 314 pages.

Text in French. First edition, second printing (Duveen and Klickstein 126). Duveen and Klickstein note that the second printing included the floral bouquet on title, rather than the cherub as in the first. Second printing also lacks colophon. Table of contents follows text. Also included is a new system of chemical characters devised by Jean Henri Hassenfratz and Pierre-Auguste Adet. This work was the result of collaborative efforts by the authors to devise a systematic view of Lavoisier’s new system of chemistry and provide a more rational system of naming chemical compounds. This system is still in use. One foldout table in text and six follow text. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Considerable staining and foxing. [123426, $ 450]


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14. Fourcroy, (A.F.) ELEMENTS OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND OF CHEMISTRY. 4 volumes. London, England: G.G.J and J. Robinson, 1788–9, 8vo., contemporary leather, gilt-stamped label on spine. iv, 461+(1); iv, 506; vi, 464, foldout tables; viii, 383+(1) pages.

Cole 464. Lacking Volume I, with Volumes 2, 3, and 4, and supplement (published in 1789). Each volume with table of contents. Index and eight foldout tables follow text of Volume IV. Table of “ancient and new synonyma” follows text of supplement. Supplement also includes additions and alterations to Vols. I–IV. Boards separated on all volumes. Spine lacking on Vol. III. Extensively rubbed and scuffed. Library book-plates on front pastedown. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper of Vol. II. Endpapers of some volumes separated. [123310, $ 450]

15. Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent. TRAITÉ ÉLÉMENTAIRE DE CHIMIE, PRÉSENTÉ DANS UN ORDER NOUVEAU ET D’APRÈS LES DÉCOUVERTES MODERNES. 3 volumes. Paris, France: Cuchet, 1789, 8vo., contemporary full calf, gilt-stamped black leather labels on spine. xliv, 322; viii, 326; iv, 259+(1) pages, plates.

Text in French. New edition (Cole 776). Preliminary comments, table of contents in each volume. Two foldout tables in Vol. I, tables and index follow text in Vol. II, one foldout table in Vol. III. Thirteen engraved illustrations follow text in Vol. III. Extracts from the proceedings of the French Academy of the Sciences, February 4–6, 1789, follow index in Vol. II. These extracts review this work. Volumes have been recased. Covers slightly rubbed at edges. Notations on front pastedown of Vol. I. Some tanning on endpapers. Very light, scattered foxing. [123150, $ 2,500]

16. Hellot, Jean. ART OF DYING WOOL, SILK, AND COTTON. London, England: R. Baldwin, 1789, 8vo., contemporary full leather. xvi, 508 pages.

Ron 0510. Bound together with works of Pierre Joseph Macquer (Ron 0702) and Lepileur d’Apligny (Ron 0666). Second English edition according to Lawrie 304. Translated from the French. Dedication, preface by the translator, explanation of plates. Six engraved plates follow text. Ex-library with markings. Spine covering lacking. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Previous owner’s name on title. [123466, $ 650]


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17. Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent. ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY IN A NEW SYSTEMATIC ORDER, CONTAINING ALL THE MODERN DISCOVERIES. Edinburgh, Scotland: for William Creech, 1790, 8vo., later half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-stamped label on spine. xliii, 49–592 pages, plates.

First British edition (Cole 782). Translated from the French by Robert Kerr. According to Cole, this edition used for subsequent British and American editions. Advertisement of the translator, preface by the author, table of contents, thirteen appendi-ces. Two foldout tables in text; thirteen follow text. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Previous own-er’s ownership inscription on front free endpaper. [123128, $ 950]

18. Nicholson, William. THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY. London, England: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1792, 8vo., contemporary full calf with remnants of leather spine label. xxxii, 546, (4) pages.

Second edition (Cole 977; Bolton (1893) 700). Dedication, preface, table of contents of text and appendix with 13 tables and explanatory account of tables, general index. With one foldout table. Ex-library with markings. Front and back covers detached, rubbed and scuffed at edges. Previous owner’s bookplate on front free endpaper. Scattered light foxing. [123483, $ 450]

19. Berthollet, Claude Louis. ELEMENTS OF THE ART OF DYING, CONTAINING THE THEORY OF DYING IN GENERAL, AS FAR AS IT RESPECTS THE PROPERTIES OF COLOURING SUBSTANCES. Translated from the French. Edinburgh: Lawrie and Symington, 1792, 8vo., half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, ii, 119 pages.

“A partial translation of Berthollet’s work which was apparently halted when it was discovered that the Hamilton translation was available” (See Cohen 118 for Hamilton translation). (Cohen 119; Ron’s Bibliotheca Tinctoria #103; Lawrie 54). Ex-library copy stamped “discard.” Both covers detached; pieces of leather spine lacking. [122586, $ 650]


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20. Dalton, John. METEORLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND ESSAYS. London, England: W. Richardson, 1793, 8vo., later quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, label on spine. xvi, 208 pages.

First edition (Smyth 1). Preface, list of subscribers, table of contents, appendix. The author (1766–1844) was a chem-ist and natural philosopher who extensively researched meteorological phenomena. This work, according to Dalton himself, “contained the germs of most of the ideas afterwards expanded by him into discoveries.” (DNB V, 428–34). It contains a series of essays on barometric pressure, storm pat-terns, temperature, the aurora borealis, among other mete-orological matters. Numerous daily observations, tables, and engraved illustrations in text. Light scattered foxing. Title page professionally restored along blank edges. Old library stamp on two pages. [123361, $ 2,500]

21. Dalton, John. METEORLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND ESSAYS. London, England: T. Ostell, n.d., 8vo., later half leather, marbled paper-covered boards. xvi, 208 pages.

Second issue of first edition (Smyth 2). Preface, list of sub-scribers, table of contents, appendix. Pencil notations on first page of preface and on rear pastedown. Pages 206–7 soiled and with small chips. [123364, $ 850]

22. Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent. ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY IN A NEW SYSTEMATIC ORDER, CONTAINING ALL THE MODERN DISCOVERIES. Edinburgh, Scotland: for William Creech, 1793, 8vo., full calf, gilt-stamped red leather spine label and five raised bands on spine. xlviii, 49–592 pages, plates.

Second British edition (Cole 783). Translated from the French by Robert Kerr. Advertisement by the translator, preface by the author, table of contents, thirteen appendices. Two foldout plates in text; thirteen follow text. Rebacked with newer leather spine, age darkened along edges with some loss of leather. Inside hinges cracked. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper, Tanning at edges of endpapers. [123130, $ 900]


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23. Nicholson, William. DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY, Exhibiting the Present State of the Theory and Practice of that Science, its Application to Natural Philosophy, the Processes of Manufactures, Metallurgy, and Numerous Other Arts Dependant on the Properties and Habitudes of Bodies, in the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms. London, England: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795, 4to., contempo-rary full leather, gilt-stamped red leather label on spine, five raised bands on spine. viii, 1132 pages, plates.

First edition (Cole 974). Two volumes bound in one. Preface, list of tables. Additions to entries within text, indices of names and things. With 23 tables throughout text. Did not use new chemical nomenclature emerging at the time, but did mention it. Front outside joint cracking. Rubbing and scuffing. Pencil notations on verso of title. Endpapers chipped and creased. Fore-edge corner of title clipped. [123510, $ 1,850]

24. Ellis, Jr., Asa. THE COUNTRY DYER’S ASSISTANT. Brookfield, MA: E. Merriam & Co., (1798), 16mo., contempo-rary if not original leather, all edges uncut. viii, 9–139, (5) pages.

First edition (Lawrie 186; Rink 1837; Evans 33670). Presentation by the author on title. Introduction. Table of contents, labeled “index,” and errata follow text. First edition of the first book about dyeing published in the United States. Art historian Elena Phillips notes that this work was “one of several dyer’s manuals that discussed the use of cochineal.” See Phillips, “Cochineal Red: The Art History of a Color” in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series 67:3 (Winter 2010), 4–48. Herbert T. Pratt argued that this was the first American work on the sub-ject. See Pratt, “Asa Ellis Jr.: Author of America’s First Book on Textile Dyeing” in Textile Chemist and Colorist 18:10, 27. Covers lightly scuffed at edges. Inside hinges cracked, some pages loose. Considerable foxing. Gift inscription by a descendant of the original recipient on front pastedown. [123032, $ 2,500]


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25. ENCYCLOPÆDIA; OR, A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE; Constructed on a Plan, by which the Different Sciences and Arts Are Digested into the Form of Distinct Treatises or Systems, Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements. 18 volumes. Philadelphia, PA: Thomas Dobson, 1798, 4to., leather, gilt-stamped spines with labels. Variously paginated.

First American edition (Evans 33676–33693). This set includes the first American edition of all volumes, excepting Vols. V, VI, VIII. Lacks Vol. XVII (Evans 33692). Vol. V lacks title. Vols. VI and VIII are the third British edition (Edinburgh: A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797). Vol. IX (Dublin: James Moore, 1792). This set includes a supplemental volume (Philadelphia: Budd and Bartram, 1803) (Shaw and Shoemaker 4162). Vol. I with frontispiece. All volumes with copper plate illustrations. Most covers rubbed and scuffed. Extremities of spines chipped on many volumes. Some with outside joints and inside hinges cracked. Front cover separated on Vol. VIII. Covers separated on Vol. XVIII. Vols. V and IX with quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. Vols. V, VI, VIII, and IX with “Encyclopædia Britannica” label on spine. Foxing. [123614, $ 2,500]

26. TRANSLATION OF THE TABLE OF CHEMICAL NOMENCLATURE, PROPOSED BY DE GUYTON, FORMERLY DE MORVEAU, LAVOISIER, BERTHOLET, AND DU FOURCROY. London, England: Cooper and Wilson, 1799, 4to., origi-nal half leather, cloth. viii, 156, 4 pages.

Second English edition (Duveen and Klickstein 138). Translated from the French by George Pearson. First published in French, 1787 (Duveen and Klickstein 126). Dedication to Richard Kirwan, advertisement, table of contents, errata. Four foldout tables in text, six by Jean Henri Hassenfratz and Pierre-Auguste Adet follow text. Includes tables of single elective attractions, chemical symbols, and precise forces of chemical attractions. Also includes “schemes and explanations of cases of single and double elec-tive attractions.” Covers rubbed and scuffed, especially leather portion. Front inside hinge broken. Back inside hinge cracked. Tanning on endpapers and at edges of text. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. [123427, $ 450]


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27. Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent. ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY IN A NEW SYSTEMATIC ORDER, CONTAINING ALL THE MODERN DISCOVERIES. Philadelphia, PA: for Matthew Carey, 1799, 8vo., contemporary leather, red leather gilt-stamped label on spine. xliii, 49–592 pages, plates.

Fourth edition (Cole 785; Evans 35718). Same text as the third edition, according to Cole. Translated from the French by Robert Kerr. Advertisement of the translator, preface by the author, table of contents, thirteen appendices. Two foldout tables in text; thirteen follow text. Covers bumped at corners. Back outside joint cracking. Inside hinges cracked. Previous owner’s bookplate on second blank leaf. Foxing, mainly at edges of text. [123127, $ 1,000]

28. Des Charmes, Pajot. ART OF BLEACHING PIECE-GOODS, COTTONS, AND THREADS, of Every Description Rendered More Easy and General by Means of the Oxygenated Muriatic Acid; With the Method of Rendering Painted or Printed Goods Perfectly White or Colourless. To Which Are Added, the Most Certain Methods of Bleaching Silk and Wool; and the Discoveries Made by the Author in the Art of Bleaching Paper. London, England: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1799, 8vo., later paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. xvi, 351+(1) pages, nine foldout plates.

C.J.H. Woodbury, Bibliography of the Cotton Manufacture (Waltham, Massachusetts: E.L. Barry, 1909), 45. Translated from the French by William Nicholson. Advertisement by the translator, preliminary observations by the author, table of contents, appendix. Nine foldout plates follow text. Author was a French chemist and Inspector of Manufactures. Covers lightly soiled, rubbed and scuffed at edges. Tanning at edges of text. [123429, $ 650]


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30. Mitchill, Samuel L., Edward Miller, and Elihu Smith (editors). THE MEDICAL REPOSITORY. 15 volumes. New York, NY: T. & J. Swords, 1800–12, 8vo., contemporary full leather, gilt-stamped label on spine. Variously paginated.

Union List 3, 2583. Founded and first published in 1797 by Samuel Latham Mitchill, The Medical Repository was the first medical journal published in the United States, continu-ing until 1824. See Frank Luther Mott, A History of American Magazines: 1741–1850, Vol. I, fourth edition (Cambridge, 1958), 215–7. D.J. Struik notes that the journal also included articles on mineralogy, geology, and chemistry. See Struik, “American Science between 1780 and 1830” in Science New Series Vol. 129, No. 3356 (April 24, 1959), 1101. Most articles, however, discuss medical matters, such as the yellow fever epidemics in many American cities at the time. Volumes I and II in this set are second editions. The seventh through twelfth volumes are identified as Second Hexade, Vols. I–VI. The thir-teenth through fifteenth volumes are identified as Third Hexade, Vols. I–III. Most vol-umes include an index of articles therein. Some include a preface. Foldout table in Second Hexade VI (1809). Covers rubbed and scuffed. Covers of Second Hexade IV (1807) sepa-rated. Some tanning and foxing. [123169, $ 1,600]

29. Pajot des Charmes, C. L’ART DU BLANCHIMENT DES TOILES; FILS ET COTONS DE TOUR GENRE. Paris: Goeury, An VIII (1800), 8vo., original stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 280 pages, foldout plates.

Second edition (Ron 0800). Preliminary obser-vations, explanation of plates, table of contents. Nine foldout plates fol-low text. A treatise on bleaching by the chlo-rine process by a former inspector of manufac-tures. Wrappers chipped at edges, spine separating. Tanning at edges of text. [123351, $ 400]


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31. O’Reilly, R. (Robert Bray). ESSAI SUR BLANCHIMENT. Paris, France: Bureau des Annales des Arts et Manufactures, An IX (1801), 8vo., later cloth spine with modern paper spine label, original stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 226, 5+(1) pages, plates.

Text in French. First edition (Cole 989; Ron 0788; J. Merritt Matthews, Application of Dyestuffs to Textiles, Paper, Leather and Other Materials (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1920), 744). Dedication, foreword, table of contents, list of plates. Notice to the reader and index. Fourteen engraved plates follow text. A treatise on a newly discovered method of bleaching following Chaptal’s method of bleaching by steam. With a chapter on “the restoration of books and the bleaching of prints.” Uncut copy in original wrappers. Wrappers and text edges chipped and curled. Front wrapper spotted. Scattered foxing. [123173, $ 750]

32. Fourcroy, A.F. A GENERAL SYSTEM OF CHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE; AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE PHENOMENA OF NATURE AND ART. 8 volumes. London, England: Cadell and Davies, 1804, 8vo., contemporary quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. Variously paginated.

Cole 482. Translated from the French by William Nicholson. Each volume with table of contents. Some volumes with table following text. Volumes X and XI bound in one. General index follows text in Vol. XI. Vols. I and IV lacking. Front boards on Vol. II and X–XI separated. Outside joints of many volumes cracked. Some foxing, mainly on endpapers, half titles and titles. [123312, $ 850]

33. Priestley, Joseph. MEMOIRS OF DR. JOSEPH PRIESTLEY TO THE YEAR 1795. 2 volumes. Northumberland, PA: John Binns, 1806, 8vo., quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards on first volume; later cloth on second volume. vi,336; (vi),(337)–824+(1),x,(ii) pages.

Shaw and Shoemaker 11215. Presentation by Priestley’s son Joseph on title. Table of contents in both volumes, preface by Priestley’s son. With a continuation by Priestley’s son Joseph and observations on Priestley’s writings by Thomas Cooper, President Judge of the 4th District of Pennsylvania and Rev. William Christie. Two appendices, list of errata tipped in Volume I. Four appendices precede text in Volume II. Bibliography of Priestley’s works follows text in Volume II. Includes Priestley’s memoirs and some of his works on chemistry, politics, and theology. Each volume Ex-library with markings. First volume: covers rubbed and scuffed; inside hinges cracked; tanning and foxing, especially on endpapers. Second volume 20th century cloth with new endpapers. Mixed bindings. [123158, $ 750]


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34. Black, Joseph. LECTURES ON THE ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY DELIVERED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. 3 volumes. Philadelphia, PA: for Matthew Carey, 1806–7, 8vo., Volume I half leather, mar-bled paper-covered boards; Volumes II and III leather. lx, 394; 436; 453, (15) pages.

First American edition (Rink 656; Shaw and Shoemaker 12157; Cole 159). Cole notes that this is a reprint of the Edinburgh 1803 edition (Cole 158)). Volume I with publication date of 1807, II and III 1806. Title notes that lectures published from Black’s manuscripts by John Robison. Comments on the “Character of Black’s Lectures” by James Reynolds,, Adam Seybert, and B.S. Barton precede title in Volume I. Explanation of the plates, dedication to James Watt, list of subscribers, edi-tor’s preface. Notes and observations by the editor follow text in each volume. Index follows text in Volume III. Three foldout black and white engraved plates in Volume I. Covers of Volume I separated. All covers rubbed and scuffed. Staining in Volume I. Light foxing throughout. Edges of foldout plates torn. Previous owner’s bookplate on pastedown of Volumes II and III. [123037, $ 650]

35. Chaptal, J.A. CHIMIE APPLIQUÉE AUX ARTS. 4 volumes. Paris, France: Imprimerie de Crapelet, 1807, 12mo., later cloth, label on spine. lxxx, 502, 10 plates; viii, 544, 1 plate; (iv), 544, viii, 1 plate; viii, 554 pages.

Text in French. Cole 252; Ron 0186. Dedication to Napoleon Bonaparte, “preliminary discourse” discussing the introduction of new ideas into manufacturing and govern-ment regulation, general table of contents, index at end of Volume IV. List of other works by the author on verso of title in each volume. Each volume also with individ-ual table of contents. Ten foldout plates at end of Vol. I, one at the end of Vol. II, one at the end of Vol. III. Written for practicing artists. Light scuffing at edges of covers. Light foxing in text. [123095, $ 650]

36. Cooper, Thomas. INTRODUCTORY LECTURE, OF THOMAS COOPER. Carlisle (PA): Archibald Loudon, 1812, 8vo., original quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards. viii, 236 pages.

First edition (Rink 671; Cole 293). Cooper was Professor of Chemistry at Carlisle College, Pennsylvania. He had emi-grated to America from Manchester, England in the 18th cen-tury and assumed a teaching position at what would become Dickinson College in 1811. With historical notes but also interesting side histories of gun-powder, engraving, papyrus, beer and grist mills. Rubbing around edges of covers. Foxed. [122759, $ 650]


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37. Thenard, L.J. TRAITÉ DE CHIMIE ÉLÉMENTAIRE, THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE. 5 volumes. Paris, France: Imprimerie de Lebégue, 1813–7, 8vo., contemporary half vellum, marbled paper-covered boards, brown leather spine labels, marbled endpapers. x, 606; (vi), 762; (vi), 658; 333+(1), 64 pages.

Text in French. Cole 1263. Dedication, preface, errata and additions in each vol-ume. Each volume with table of contents following text. General indices in Vol. IV. Covers inorganic, organic, and analytical chemistry. Does not mention atomic theory until appendix of Vol. IV. With a separate volume containing 34 plates from a later edition, depicting scientific apparatus. Outside joints cracking on Vols. I, II and IV. Rubbing and scuffing. Scattered foxing. [123511, $ 950]

38. Cutbush, James. AMERICAN ARTIST’S MANUAL, OR DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE APPLICATION OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE APPLICATION OF PHILOSOPHY TO THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES. 2 volumes. Philadelphia, PA: John & Warner, and R. Fisher, 1814, 8vo., contemporary leather, leather spine labels. Unpaginated.

First edition (Shaw and Shoemaker 31276; Rink 170). Dedication, preface. “Table of subjects treated of ” follows text in Volume II. Engraved illustrations, some foldout, throughout text. An effort to present “useful arts and manufactures” to a “candid and enlightented reader.” Covers rubbed and scuffed. Outside joints cracked. Spine of Volume II repaired with tape. Foxing and tanning. Library bookplate on front paste-down of Volume II. Labels on spines of both volumes chipped. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper of Volume II. [123363, $ 450]


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39. (Marbling) Bancroft, Edward. EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES CONCERNING THE PHILOSOPHY OF PERMANENT COLOURS; AND THE BEST MEANS OF PRODUCING THEM, BY DYEING, CALICO PRINTING, &C. 2 volumes. Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1814, 8vo., original paper covered boards with paper spine labels. xlv,(iii),401,(3); (iv),394,(2).

40. Parkes, Samuel. CHEMICAL ESSAYS, PRINCIPALLY RELATING TO THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS. 5 volumes. London, England: for the author, 1815, 16mo., contemporary full leather, gilt-stamped label on spine. xxxvi, 395+(1); xx, 483+(1); xiv, 518; xvi, 524; viii, 390 pages.

First edition (Cole 1006). Preface, table of contents in each volume. Description of plates in Vols. II, III, IV, and V. General index, publisher’s advertisements, and directions to binder follow text in Vol. V. Vols. II–V with engraved plates, some foldouts. Ex-library with markings. Boards detached on most volumes. Front board lacking on Vol. III. Scattered foxing throughout text. [123496, $ 500]

First U.S. edition (of the London 1813 edi-tion). The first volume was issued in 1794 and the second volume in 1813. When the second volume was issued, the first volume was reis-sued and dated 1813 (Cohen #36; Lawrie #26; Wolfe, Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques, and Patterns, 167 and 225, n.3; S&S 30738; Rink 1851. Ron’s Bibliotheca Tinctoria #67). Bancroft was an English physician-chemist, a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, of the State of Massachusetts Bay. Wolfe cites this work in his discussion of the production of marbling colors, specifically “the earths and the lakes” (Wolfe 225, notes 7, 8, 10, 14, and 15). Includes a preface, explanation of terms, introduc-tion, list of errata, and general index. Table of contents in each volume. Cohen notes two publisher’s catalogues present in this copy (2 pages at the end of each volume) were also found in the copy owned by The Library Company of Philadelphia. Covers rubbed and spotted and worn along hinges and edges. Ink ownership inscription on back cover of vol-ume one. Front cover of volume two detached and back cover lacking. Extremely rare to find in original publisher’s binding. [122509, $ 750]


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41. Cooper, Thomas. A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON DYEING AND CALLICOE PRINTING; EXHIBITING THE PROCESSES IN THE FRENCH, GERMAN, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRACTICE OF FIXING COLOURS ON WOOLLEN, COTTON, SILK, AND LINEN. Philadelphia, PA: Thomas Dobson, 1815, 8vo., leather, label on spine. xvi, 506, (2) pages.

First edition (Rink 1853; Lawrie 130; Shaw and Shoemaker 34442). Preface by the author, index, Table and classification of colors procured from indigenous plants. With black and white plate depicting mills for grinding indigo. Although Cooper drew on the work of French and German chemists, he also conducted his own experimentation. See A.E. Musson and Eric Robinson, Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution (London: Gordon and Breach Science Publisher, 1989 repr.), 347. Listing of other works by the pub-lisher follows text. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Inside hinges cracked. Front free endpaper separating. Endpapers tanned. Scattered foxing in text. [123076, $ 1,250]

42. Cooper, Thomas. SOME INFORMATION CONCERNING GAS LIGHTS. Philadelphia, PA: John Conrad & Co., 1816, 8vo., quarter leather, paper-covered boards. viii, 9–190, (2) pages.

First edition (Rink 2907; Shaw and Shoemaker 37340). Preface by the author, table of contents follows text. The history of the use of gas lighting and a study of the feasibility of their installation. Two illustra-tions in text. Front outside joint separating. Back joint cracked. Boards rubbed and scuffed at edges. Covers soiled. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Tanning on endpapers. Bookplate of Hallowell Social Library, a Maine library. [123078, $ 450]

43. Accum, Fredrick. A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE USE AND APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL TESTS, WITH CONCISE DIRECTIONS FOR ANALYSING METALLIC ORES, METALS, SOILS, MANURES, AND MINERAL WATERS. London: Thomas Boys, 1818, small 8vo., original paper covered boards with new blue fabric spine but having the origi-nal paper spine label affixed. (ii), 506 pages.

Second edition, enlarged. With plates (See Cole 5 for first edition and descriptions of later editions). With the two plates present and an illustration on the title page. Accum (1769–1838) “came to England in 1793 as an assistant in the firm of Brande...” Faint waterstain in corner of many pages. Uncut pages. [122302, $ 375]


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44. (Marcet, Jane). CONVERSATIONS ON CHEMISTRY; IN WHICH THE ELEMENTS OF THAT SCIENCE ARE FAMILIARLY EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED BY EXPERIMENTS. Greenfield, MA: Denio & Phelps, 1820, 12mo., original paper-covered boards. xxiv, 25–420 pages.

Second edition from the fifth English edition (Cole 914; Shoemaker 2098). Notes and observations by “an American Gentleman” added. Advertisement, preface, table of contents, glossary of chemical terms, index. Fifteen plates in text. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Light foxing. [123132, $ 550]

45. Accum, Fredrick. A TREATISE ON ADULTERATIONS OF FOOD, AND CULINARY POISONS. Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive oil, Pickles, and other arti-cles employed in domestic economy, and methods of detect-ing them. Philadelphia: Ab’M Small, 1820, 12mo., original boards, paper spine label. xii, 13–269 pages.

First American Edition from the English edition of 1820 (See Cole 11 for English edition and mention of this American edi-tion; Rink 1487; Shoemaker #8). Accum (1769–1838) “came to England in 1793 as an assistant in the firm of Brande...” Original paper covered boards worn along hinges and edges with abrased area on back cover that has paper covering miss-ing exposing the boards, most of paper spine label lacking. Uncut pages. [122304, $ 450]

46. Caventou, J.B. NOUVELLE NOMENCLATURE CHIMIQUE, D’APRÈS LA CLASSIFICATION ADOPTÉE PAR M. THENARD. Paris, France: Mequignon-Marvis, 1825, 8vo., leather, spine gilt-stamped with leather spine label, marbled endpapers and edges. xxxvi, 371+(1) pages.

Text in French. Second edition (Cole 243). Dedication to the author’s father, foreword, “rapport verbal” (text of a lecture) by M. Vauquelin, foldout table with explanatory notes. With table of synonymous old and new nomenclature for chemical sub-stances. Covers rubbed and scuffed. [123094, $ 400]


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47. Davy, Humphry. SIX DISCOURSES DELIVERED BEFORE THE ROYAL SOCIETY AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS, ON THE AWARD OF THE ROYAL AND COPLEY MEDALS; PRESENTED BY AN ADDRESS TO THE SOCIETY, ON THE PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF SCIENCE. London, England: John Murray, 1827, 4to., later cloth wrappers with label on front cover, in later clamshell box with label on front cover. Variously paginated.

Cole 350. Six lectures delivered by the author, who was president of the Royal Society, between 1820 and 1826 upon presentation of medals to various distinguished scientists and research-ers. Dedication, advertisement, table of contents. Names of awardees and dates of presenta-tion included. Invoices to previous owner laid in. Unopened. Endpapers stained. Tanning near edges. [123359, $ 450]

48. Green, Jacob. TEXT BOOK OF CHEMICAL PHILOSOPHY. ON THE BASIS OF DR. TURNER’S ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY. Philadelphia, PA: R.H. Small, 1829, 8vo., contem-porary full leather, brown leather spine label. 616 pages.

Cole 550; Shoemaker and Cooper 38820. Preface, description of the frontispiece plate, errata, table of contents, appendix, index. With engraved fron-tispiece. Engraved illustrations in text. Based on Edward Turner, Elements of Chemistry. Spine worn at extremities. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Library bookplate on front free endpaper. Scattered foxing. [123452, $ 400]

49. Faraday, Michael. CHEMICAL MANIPULATION, BEING ITS INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY, ON THE METHODS OF PREFORMING EXPERIMENTS OF DEMONSTRATION OR OF RESEARCH, WITH ACCURACY AND SUCCESS. Philadelphia, PA: Carey and Lea, 1831, 8vo., original leather, gilt-stamped label on spine. xii, 17–689, (3) pages.

First American, from the last London, edition (Bruntjen and Bruntjen 6992). Dedication, preface to the second English edi-tion, “observations preliminary to the American edition,” table of contents, index. Publisher’s advertisements follow index. Engraved illustrations throughout text. Covers rubbed and scuffed, especially at edges. Label on spine chipped at edges. Library bookplate on front pastedown. Pencil notations on back pastedown. Considerable foxing and tanning at edges throughout text. [123438, $ 400]


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50. Dana, James Dwight. SYSTEM OF MINERALOGY: INCLUDING AN EXTENDED TREATISE ON CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. New Haven, CT: Durrie & Peck and Herrick & Noyes, 1837, 8vo., contemporary full leather, red leather spine label. xiv, 452, 119+(1) pages.

Rinderknecht 43948. Preface, table of contents, intro-duction, two appendices, mineralogical bibliography of American and foreign works, index, errata. With numerous engraved illustrations, charts, and tables. Two foldout illustrations follow text. Covers rubbed and scuffed, especially along edges. Front outside joint crack-ing. Inside hinges cracked. Light foxing throughout text. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. One fold-out chipped at edge. [123369, $ 750]

51. Faraday, Michael. EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES IN ELECTRICITY. London, England: Richand and John Edward Taylor, 1839, 8vo., original embossed cloth. viii, 574, (8) pages.

First edition (Jeffreys 297; Carter 487). See Iwan Rhys Morus, review of Faraday, Experimental Researches in Electricity (Santa Fe, 2000 reprint) in The British Journal of the History of Science 34:4 (December 2001), 474–5. Jeffreys 297 notes a second edition (1849). Reprinted from Philosophical Transactions 1831–8. Author, in his preface, notes that this volume includes “the Fourteen Series of Experimental Researches in Electricity, which have appeared in the Philosophical Transactions during the last seven years.” Includes Series I–XIV. Preface, table of contents, index. Eight foldout plates and pub-lisher’s advertisements follow text. Over half of spine cover missing. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Inside front hinge repaired. Scattered light foxing. [123540, $ 1,000]

52. Davy, Humphry. COLLECTED WORKS OF SIR HUMPHRY DAVY, BART. 8 volumes. London, England: Smith, Elder and Co., 1839, 8vo., original embossed cloth. Variously pagi-nated.

Cole 352. Eight volumes of nine, lacks Vol. III. Edited by Davy’s brother John. Each volume with table of contents. Includes a memoir of his life, miscel-laneous papers, lectures delivered before the Royal Society, his Bakerian lectures, and two of his major works: Elements of Chemical Philosophy and Elements of Agricultural Chemistry. Vol. I with frontispiece, engraved portrait of Davy. Most volumes ex-library with markings. Many volumes with boards separated. Some with rubbing and scuffing. Volumes IV and V later bound. Some foxing. [123431, $ 400]


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53. Gmelin, Leopold. HAND-BOOK OF CHEMISTRY. 18 volumes. London, England: for the Cavendish Society, 1848–71, 8vo., original embossed cloth, front cover and spine gilt-stamped, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Variously paginated.

Part of the “Works of the Cavendish Society” series. Translated from the German by Henry Watts of Handbuch der Chemie (Heidelberg: Universitats-Buchhandlung von Karl Winter, 1848–70). Volume I with translator’s preface, list of abbreviations, table of weights and measures. Each volume with table of contents. Volumes I–VI cover organic chemistry; vol-umes VII–XVIII inorganic chemistry. This set lacks Vol. XIX, a general index published in 1872. Illustrations. Some volumes bumped at corners and with wear to extremities of spine. Some rubbed and scuffed. [123313, $ 1,800]

54. Gibson, Richard. THE ART OF DYEING ALL COLORS ON RAW COTTON OR COTTON WASTE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORKING WITH RAW WOOL; ALSO THE METHODS OF DYEING ALL COLORS IN THE PIECE. Willimantic, CT: Joseph Rollinson, 1851, 8vo., quarter leather, later cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine. viii, 408 pages, foldout.

Ron 0437; Lawrie 247. Three volumes in one. Table of contents for each volume, introduc-tion, foldout table of chemical compounds described. Includes recipes for preparing vari-ous colors. Rubbing and scuffing along extremities and edges of spine. Tanning and light foxing on endpapers. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. [123300, $ 450]

55. Faraday, Michael. EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES IN CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. London, England: Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1859, 8vo., original embossed cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine. viii, 496 pages.

First edition (Cole 436). Reprinted from Philosophical Transactions, The Journal of the Royal Institution, and The Philosophical Magazine. Preface, table of contents, index. Three plates, including one foldout, follow text. Spine torn at top extremity. Corners bumped, rear board warped. Inside hinges cracked. Previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown. [123440, $ 850]


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56. Muspratt, Sheridan. CHEMISTRY, THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL & ANALYTICAL, AS APPLIED AND RELATING TO THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES. 4 volumes. London, England: William Mackenzie, n.d., but circa 1860, 4to., contemporary half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, ornate gilt-stamped spine. 10, plates, 352; 353–836; 12, 592; 593–1186 pages.

First edition (Cole 966). Preface by the author, index to the articles. Engraved portrait of author with facsimile signature in Vol. I. Engraved portraits of noteworthy chemists precede text in Vol. I. Engraved illustrations in text. Pockets in back only indication that this set might have come from a library. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Paper covers on boards chipped at edges. Foxing and tanning. Two leaves in Vol. IV loose with chipped edges. [123493, $ 550]

57. Crace-Calvert, F. JUBILEE ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF DYERS & COLOURISTS. Lectures on Coal-Tar Colours, and on Recent Improvements and Progress in Dyeing & Calico Printing, Embodying Copious Notes Taken at the International Exhibition of 1862. Manchester: Palmer and Howe, Publishers and London Trübner & Co., n.d. (circa 1862), 8vo., original paper wrappers. 64 pages.

First edition (Ron’s Bibliotheca Tinctoria #261). “An important book by a Mancunian expert, at the early stages of the development of the coal-tar dye industry.” With 31 actual mounted specimens of dyed textiles through-out text. Presentation from the author (partially trimmed off at top) on front cover. Lacks spine covering. Becoming disbound. [122366, $ 450]

58. Nichols, Jas. R. (editor). BOSTON JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY. 4 volumes. Boston, MA: Jas. R. Nichols & Co., 1868–80, 4to., marbled paper-covered boards. Variously paginated.

Union List 4, 3401. Includes Vols. III–V, VII–X, XIV–XV. Articles on chemistry as applied to medicine, agriculture, and the arts. Front cover of first volume torn at lower fore-edge corner. All covers rubbed and scuffed. Spines separating. Scattered staining in text. [123102, $ 450]


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59. Crookes, William. A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF DYEING AND CALICO-PRINTING. London, England: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874, 8vo., later half leather with gilt-stamping, cloth. xvi, 730, (2), 28 pages.

First edition (Ron 0269; Lawrie 135). Preface, table of contents, introduction, list of page plates, list of wood engravings, list of specimens of dyed and printed fabrics, bibliography, index, list of errata and addenda. Catalogue of other works by the publisher follows text. With eleven plates (including frontispiece), 47 specimens of dyed and printed fabrics, and 38 woodcut illustra-tions. Light tanning, mainly around edges of text. Previous owners’ names on first page of pref-ace and table of contents. Title incorrectly spelled “deying” on spine. [123319, $ 550]

60. Crace-Calvert, F. DYEING AND CALICO PRINTING: INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND USE OF ANILINE COLOURS. Manchester, England: Palmer & Howe, 1876, 8vo., original embossed cloth, spine gilt-stamped. xxx, 509, (3) pages.

First edition (Not in Ron’s Bibliotheca Tinctoria). Edited by John Stenhouse and Charles Edward Groves. Preface, author’s obituary, table of contents, appendix, list of printed and dyed patterns, list of engravings, index, errata. Illustrated with wood engravings with 52 specimens of printed and dyed fabrics. Foldout chart of chemicals and their properties. Reviewed in The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, May 13, 1876. Covers scuffed at edges and along spine. Inside front hinge cracked. Scattered light foxing. Foldout chart torn near bottom left. [122497, $ 850]

61. Bird, F.J. AMERICAN PRACTICAL DYER’S COMPANION COMPRISING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL DYE-STUFFS AND CHEMICALS USED IN DYEING, THEIR NATURES AND USES; MORDANTS, AND HOW MADE. Philadelphia, PA: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1882, 8vo., cloth, spine gilt-stamped, decorated endpapers. xxviii, 17–388, 31+(1) pages.

First American edition of a dyer’s handbook (Ron, Biblioteca Tinctoria 0113). Preface and poetic address “to my readers” by the author. Table of contents, appendix, glossary, index. With 171 mounted samples (complete) of dyed fibers, yarns, woven cloths, and felts in text. This is a several times enlarged edition of the author’s Dyer’s Handbook (Manchester: John Heywood, and London: Simkin, Marshall & Co, 1875), listed in Ron (0114). Publisher’s catalogue follows text. Covers rubbed and scuffed, especially at edges. Back inside hinge slightly cracked. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Samples have sometimes offset onto opposite page. [122572, $ 1,650]


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62. Knecht, Edmund, Christopher Rawson, and Richard Loewenthal. MANUAL OF DYEING FOR THE USE OF PRACTICAL DYERS, MANUFACTURERS, STUDENTS, AND ALL INTERESTED IN THE ART OF DYEING. 3 volumes. London, England: Charles Griffin & Company, 1893, 8vo., original cloth, spine gilt-stamped. xii, 403; iv, 404-907, (5); Volume III unpaginated.

First edition (Ron’s Bibliotheca Tinctoria #603; Bolton 243). Preface, table of contents, list of illustrations, list of abbreviations, errata, seven appendices, index. A comprehensive survey of the art and methodology of dyeing. Charts and tables throughout text. The third volume is a specimen book with 144 samples of dyed cotton and wool in an assortment of colors. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Front hinges of Volumes I and II cracked. Spine separating on Volume II. Light foxing, especially on endpapers. [122336, $ 550]

63. (Cassella) THE DYEING OF WOOL, INCLUDING WOOL-PRINTING, WITH THE DYESTUFFS OF LEOPOLD CASSELLA & CO., FRANKFORT O.M. New York: Cassella Color Company, 1905, small 4to., two-toned cloth. x, 397 pages.

Not in Ron’s Bibliotheca Tinctoria. Issued by the New York branch of this German dye company. Technical information with 408 (complete) actual mounted specimens of wool textiles in different colors and patterns. Preliminary pages show illustrations of factory. With library bookplate (stamped cancelled) and other library markings. [122373, $ 850]


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64. Agricola, Georgius. DE RE METALLICA. London, England: The Mining Magazine, 1912, folio, vellum, top edge cut, other edges uncut. xxxii, 640 pages.

First edition thus (Zay Jeffries, Herbert Clark Hoover 1874–1964: A Biographical Memoir, Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1967, 290). Translated from the original Latin by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. First published 1556 in Basel. This work was a follow-up to Agricola’s De Natura Fossilium (1546), an early study and critique of min-ing practices in 16th century England from an ecological perspective. Engravings in the text in this work illustrate “the devastating ecological impact of early modern mining and met-allurgy.” See Todd A. Borlik, Ecocriticism and Early Modern English Literature (New York: Routledge, 2011), 160–1. Borlik cites the Hoovers’ translation in his bibliography (Borlik 241). Translators’ preface, introduction with biography of the author, facsimile of original title, original preface, footnotes added by the translators. Two appendices, general index, index to persons and authorities, index to illustrations. Ex-library copy with markings.

Covers soiled. Outside hinges cracked. Edges scuffed. Front inside hinge repaired, [122532, $ 500]

65. Thorndike, Lynn. A HISTORY OF MAGIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE. 8 volumes, the complete set. New York: Columbia University Press, 1923–1958, 8vo., cloth. Variously paginated.

Later printings. The best guide to the literature, full of bibliographical and biographical information. Volumes 1 and 2 cover the first 13 centuries; 3 and 4 cover the 14th and 15th centuries; 5 and 6 cover the 16th century; and 7 and 8 cover the 17th century. Well indexed. First two volumes bumped at corners. Stain on front free endpapers and title of first vol-ume. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper of first two volumes. [122263, $ 500.00]

66. (Faraday, Michael) Martin, Thomas (editor). FARADAY’S DIARY, BEING THE VARIOUS PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES OF EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION MADE BY MICHAEL FARADAY D.C.L, F.R.S. 8 volumes. London, England: G. Bell and Sons, 1932, small 4to., cloth, spine gilt-stamped, top edges gilt. xxviii, 430; xviii, 467+(1); xii, 466; xii, 448; xiv, 456; xiv, 495+(1); xviii, 465+(1); 64 pages.

First edition. Foreword by Sir William H. Bragg. Preface and table of contents in each volume. Seven volumes of text with a supplemental general index. Volume I 1830–2; Volume II 1832–6; Volume III 1836–9; Volume IV 1839–47; Volume V 1847–51; Volume VI 1851–5; Volume VII 1855–62. The 8th volume is an index volume. Each volume with tissue-protected frontispiece and black and white plate. Facsimiles of Faraday’s drawings in margins of text through-out. Spines lightly sunned. Some minor scuffing to covers. [122270, $ 1,000]

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