Elements of Agricultural Chemistry, in a Course of Lectures for the Board of Agriculture

Humphry Davy

London and Edinburgh

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Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown and A. Constable and Co.

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1814

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Second Edition.

21.5cm x 13.5cm. vii, 479, [9] pages, 10 black and white plates. Half leather, marbled papered boards, gilt lettering and date panel, blind decoration to compartments.

One of the first works to apply the science of chemistry to farming and agriculture from Davy’s lectures delivered to the Board of Agriculture in the early 19th century.

Aged professional rebind in half leather with new endpapers. Minor foxing and soiling to interior, moderate to plates. Very Good Condition.