CHAPTAL (JEAN-ANTOINE DE). - Lot 36

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CHAPTAL (JEAN-ANTOINE DE). - Lot 36
CHAPTAL (JEAN-ANTOINE DE). Chemistry applied to the arts. Paris, Deterville, 1807. Four volumes in-8 of LXXIX, 302 pp., 10 plates; VIII, 544 pp., one plate; (2) ff.., VIII, 534 pp., one plate; (2) ff., VIII, 554 pp., contemporary tawny half-basane binding, spines decorated with gilt filets, speckled edges. First edition. Twelve folding plates engraved out of text. "Chaptal was the first to combine chemistry and industry, theory and practice... This book is the sum of his ideas and research" (In French in the text). Chemist and statesman, Chaptal, who succeeded Lucien Bonaparte in 1800 at the Ministry of the Interior, was one of the first architects of the economic recovery in France under the Consulate, notably creating the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale. He entered the Academy of Sciences in 1819. Although he made few contributions to pure chemistry, he distinguished himself in the application of this science to agriculture and industry. Ex-libris manuscript of an artillery captain on forgeries. Slit in the upper jaw of volume II, worn corners, rubbed backs, rare freckles. Duveen, p. 130; In French in the text, 123.
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