RARE 1790 Priestley Experiments Observations Different Kinds Of Air, Oxygen Disc
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:43858404 | Binding: Leather |
| Year Printed: 1790 | Subject: Science & Medicine |
| Original/Facsimile: Original | Special Attributes: Exceptional and RARE book!, Illustrated |
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air and Other Branches of Natural Philosophy. Volume One only.By Joseph Priestley, et al.Published: Birmingham : Printed by T. Pearson, and sold by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, London, MDCCXC [1790].Volume One only. lii, 411 pp. Hardcover in original leather binding with gilt title on leather spine label. Rubbing and wear to cover, bumping to corners. Both front and rear boards are presen...t, but detached. Foldout frontis plate in great shape! Some foxing throughout.SCARCE. A seminal work on dephlogisticated air (oxygen), which provided Lavoisier with the data needed to replace the phlogiston theory with modern chemistry, which Priestley never accepted.A nice copy of this work. Not Ex-Lib. I've done my best to describe the book, but if you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.
