Denis I. Duveen; Herbert S. Klickstein; John F. Fulton [preface] - A Bibliography of the Works of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1743-1794, with Supplement

London, Wm. Dawson & Sons, Ltd.; E. Weil, 1954-1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the bibliography, with the supplement, of the works of the renowned French nobleman and "father of modern chemistry" Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. The first edition of this two volume work in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. As called for, both volumes feature a facsimile of Lavoisier's bookplate, engraved by de la Gardette, to the front pastedown. The bibliography is illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-two plates. The supplement is illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates. Collated, complete. Lavoisier was a renowned French chemist and leading figure in the eighteenth-century chemical revolution, best known for developing an experimentally based theory of the chemical reactivity of oxygen. This bibliography, along with the supplement, details Lavoisier's contributions to the fields of economics, finance, agriculture, political science, sociology, education, and chemistry. These are organised into the following sections: A. Contributions to Periodical Works; B. Major Separate Works; C. Minor Separate Works and Contributions to Separate Works; D. Miscellanea in other Works; E. Reports by Lavoisier to the Academie on other Works; F. Collected Works; E. Addenda. Compiled by the renowned chemical historians Denis I. Duveen and Herbert S. Klickstein, with a preface by the notable American neurophysiologist and science writer John Farquhar Fulton. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very bright and smart, with minor shelf wear to the tail of the spine to the bibliography. The spine to the bibliography is slightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrappers are generally smart, with a scattering of handling marks. Light chipping to the head and tail of the spine of the wrap to the bibliography. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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