Sheridan Muspratt — Chemistry: Theoretical, Practical and Analytical, As Applied and Relating to the Arts and Manufactures, Volume I

London, William Mackenzie, 1860. Leather. The first volume of a comprehensive textbook covering chemistry terms from ACE-ETH, containing thirty charming plates of famous scientists. The first volume of Chemistry: Theoretical, Practical and Analytical, as applied and relating to the Arts and Manufactures, covering ACE-ETH in the alphabet of scientific terms , written by Irish chemist James Sheridan Muspratt.  Rebound in half calf, with decorative paper boards. Contains a frontispiece, vignette, and all thirty other engraved plates including Michael Faraday, Humphry Davy, Joseph Priestley among many other famous scientists, as well as numerous in-text illustrations of diagrams and instruments. Collated complete. His most influential publication, Muspratt's textbook offered an A-Z of chemistry related to discoveries and progresses made within history, particularly over the preceding Enlightenment period. In this ACE-ETH, Muspratt delves into a wide range of topics including acids, alcohol, dyeing, butter and electro-metallurgy among others.  Rebound in half calf, with decorative paper boards. Externally, paper boards are bright and clean, with slight rubbing to edges. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. The odd small rubbing mark to spine, and slight rubbing to joints. Wear and grazes to marble end paper hinges. Faint library stamps to end papers. Browned sticker to front pastedown and remnants of bookplate to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with minor age toning, and spotting to first and final leaves, mostly to title leaf and preface. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .