Buy this book on-line Writers of Eminence : Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied to the Arts and Manufactures. (Two Volumes)William Mackenzie, London, England
Two volumes, complete. Contemporary black 3/4 leather binding with dark brown cloth-covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine. No date, circa 1850-1882. 8" x 11." Volume I: 1048 pages, complete. Twenty-three black-and-white plates, some of which are folding plates, and additional black-and-white illustrations, complete. Volume II: 1008 pages, complete. Thirty black-and-white plates and additional black-and-white illustrations, complete. Some of the plates in both volumes are mispaginated, but all plates of both volumes are complete. Both volumes were printed and published by William Mackenzie. Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Binding is tight. Joints strong. Some corner and edge wear. Scratch marks to spine. Bottom edge of text block also has slight shelf wear. Slight age toning to pages. Occasional annotations in page margins. Very Good copies. Two comprehensive and sizable books about chemistry as it relates to the industries of the arts and manufacturing. Beautifully illustrated with detailed figures and diagrams. Machines from different industries are shown. The books are organized alphabetically by chemical compounds and processes. For example, Volume I includes discussions on alcohol, aniline, arsenic, beer, calico printing, chlorine, copper, disinfectants, electro metallurgy, and fuel, among many others. A sampling of Volume II's topics includes glass, gold, explosives, ice, iodine, iron, lead, leather, manure, paper, petroleum, soda, steel, sugar, sulphur, and sulphuric acid.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Writers of Eminence : Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied to the Arts and Manufactures. (Two Volumes). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, collectables, out of print books, antiquarian books and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |