Practical Chemical Mineralogy; or, Concise and Easy Methods, Illustrated by Experiment, for Readily Ascertaining the Nature and Value of the Different Metallic Ores and Other Mineral Substances…

London: Knight and Lacey, 1825.
First Edition.

18cm x 11cm. xii, 376, [12], 8 pages, frontispiece, engraved title. Brown cloth, gilt lettering.

Bench guide to testing ores, by the chemist who took over Accum’s London apparatus business, with his own sales catalogue at the rear. “Very scarce. After the preliminary matter, the reagents needed, the techniques involved, and the properties of ores are discussed. The volume then describes the various tests used for detecting metallic elements in either minerals or ores. Included are analysis’ for gold, silver, palladium, platinum, chromium, etc.” SCHUH 2521.

Joints and spine head and tail sympathetically restored, hinges reinforced. Minor rubbing to board edges. Very minor foxing. Very Good Condition.

AU$600