The Chemistry of Common Life : James F W Johnston (2 Vols) Flora & Fauna Botany

The Chemistry of Common Life

By James F. W. Johnston

William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1855. Two volumes bound in one. Half leather binding, 8vo, 7" by 4.5". vii, [2], 4-352; vi, 466pp. Illustrated within text throughout.

A mid-nineteenth century study on chemistry, written by the agricultural chemist James Johnston, an early edition published the year after the first.

CONDITION
A good copy. The leather binding is good with some rubbing and with a small split to the leather at the foot of the spine. Inner hinges sound with no cracking. Endpapers good. All contents present and pages good throughout. Overall a good copy.

(Loc : Natural History, top shelf)