Traité de chimie élémentaire, théorique et pratique [...].

4 vol., 8vo (pl. 19 missing, clear dampst. in the margins of the last pl., some min. spotting in the text).

Contemp. half sheep, sp. paper on boards, flat gilt-orn. spines, red edges (corners rubbed or bumped, spines sl. rubbed).

2nd (1st 1813) revised and corrected ed. by the eminent chemist Thenard (1777-1857) best known for his discovery of hydrogen peroxide. Describing the metals alphabetically with their properties, history, source, extraction and uses. Ill. with 3 tables and 33 (of 34) plates (numb. 1-33, with pl. 7bis) showing instruments.
Ref. BnF. - Cp. Poggendorff II:1088 (1st ed.).
Prov. Thierry Masset (mod. bookpl.).