Solly, Edward

Rural Chemistry: An Elementary Introduction to the Study of the Science in its Relation to Agriculture and the Arts of Life

Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1852. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition (stated) from the third English edition, revised and enlarged. Octavo in dark brown blindstamped cloth, spine letterd in gilt. xxvii+ 391 p. plus 24-page publisher's catalog at rear. A tight, bright example, gilt lettering bright, 1853 ownership signature front free endpaper. Scattered foxing throughout the text which is otherwise bright. Based on a series of articles on chemistry that first appeared in England in the Gardener's Chronicle and were specifically geared toward the application of simple chemistry to agriculture. Near Fine. Item #E13302B

Price: $75.00