Author: Edward L. Youmans
Title: Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
Description: D. Appleton & Co. New York, 1856. Hardcover. Good Condition. 31.5cm x 26cm. 106 pages, 13 colour plates. Original blindstamped pebbled cloth, gilt lettering. Exhibiting the General Principles of the Science in a Series of Beautifully Colored Diagrams, and Accompanied by Explanatory Essays, Embracing the Latest Views of the Subjects Illustrated. Edward Livingston Youmans (1821-1887) was an American scientific writer, editor, and lecturer, and founder of Popular Science magazine. Youmans' Chemical Atlas is one of the 19th century's pioneering publications of science popularization, with striking colour plates both conveying information and capturing the imagination, and was featured in the William Reese exhibition Stamped with a National Character: Nineteenth Century American Color Plate Books: "This chemistry textbook was a pioneering publication in the use of color to convey quantitative information". There are recorded printings each year between 1854 and 1857. This 1856 edition being the third year of printing and from the collection of the renowned neurologist, author, and educator Dr. Oliver Sacks, with his bookplate laid in. Cloth somewhat discoloured and with some rubbing though the binding is sound and sturdy. Endpapers tanned, the free endpapers with some creasing and chipping. Tanning to page extremities and some foxing throughout. Shipped Weight: .8 kilos.
Keywords: BZDB407 Science & Technology; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded Edward L. Youmans Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects Antiquarian & Rare
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Title: Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
Description: D. Appleton & Co. New York, 1856. Hardcover. Good Condition. 31.5cm x 26cm. 106 pages, 13 colour plates. Original blindstamped pebbled cloth, gilt lettering. Exhibiting the General Principles of the Science in a Series of Beautifully Colored Diagrams, and Accompanied by Explanatory Essays, Embracing the Latest Views of the Subjects Illustrated. Edward Livingston Youmans (1821-1887) was an American scientific writer, editor, and lecturer, and founder of Popular Science magazine. Youmans' Chemical Atlas is one of the 19th century's pioneering publications of science popularization, with striking colour plates both conveying information and capturing the imagination, and was featured in the William Reese exhibition Stamped with a National Character: Nineteenth Century American Color Plate Books: "This chemistry textbook was a pioneering publication in the use of color to convey quantitative information". There are recorded printings each year between 1854 and 1857. This 1856 edition being the third year of printing and from the collection of the renowned neurologist, author, and educator Dr. Oliver Sacks, with his bookplate laid in. Cloth somewhat discoloured and with some rubbing though the binding is sound and sturdy. Endpapers tanned, the free endpapers with some creasing and chipping. Tanning to page extremities and some foxing throughout. Shipped Weight: .8 kilos.
Keywords: BZDB407 Science & Technology; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded Edward L. Youmans Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects Antiquarian & Rare
Price: AUD 8800.00 = appr. US$ 6088.46 Seller: Book Merchant Jenkins
- Book number: 0033596
- Book number: 0033596
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