A SYSTEM OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY, In Two Volumes, with Plates. By Frederick Accum. Teacher of Practical Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Mineralogy; and Chemical Operator in the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Volumes I and II.

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TWO VOLUMES. FIRST EDITION. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Vol. I, [2] + vi + blank leaf + xvi Names of Subscribers + xvi + iii + [i] pp. + 373 + [1] pp; Vol. I, [2] + xxvii + [1] + 360 pp. + xxxi pp., including index. Bound in contemporary tree calf; spines in compartments with gilt bands and contrasting maroon labels, which now have no titles. Some wear to extremities and scattered foxing; otherwise a very good set. Illustrated by 5 engraved plates, including 2 frontispieces. A systematic survey of chemistry, covering general principles and the properties of gases, acids and the known chemical elements, including metals. Friedrich Christian Accum (1769-1838) was a German chemist, who lived in London, 1793-1821 and worked at the Royal Institution. He is known as a pioneer of gas lighting and a campaigner against food adulteration. A second edition appeared in 1807, with two further editions being published in Philadelphia. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE CHEMISTRY SCIENCE- CHEMISTRY 19TH CENTURY NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE. N° de ref. del artículo 27181

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