4 p.l., 172; 126 pp. 8vo, cont. tree calf (upper joint cracked but strong), flat spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: T. Cadell, 1787.

“The best edition of this chemically important work (first, 1779; second, 1785), containing descriptions of many experiments. Falconer’s Appendix appears in its second edition: the first was published as a separate book and was reissued separately. There are numerous references to contemporary chemists (e.g., Brownrigg, Cavendish, Glass, Henry, Macbride, and Priestley)…

“Dobson (d. 1784), F.R.S., graduated at Edinburgh and assisted William Cullen in his experiments on the cold produced by evaporation. He successfully... More