Imison's School of Arts, vol 1 & 2; Elements of Science and Art: Being a familiar introduction to Natural Philosophy and Chemistry. Together with their application to a variety of elegant and useful arts.
London: 1803. Second revised. Leather Bound. Octavo, vol 1 pp. 639, vol 2 pp. 637, indexed, illustrated with 31 plates. Book plate for Admiral Halsey affixed inside the front cover. William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. was an American Navy admiral during World War II. He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy. Good: loose hinges, foxing, brittle backstrips. Item #11268
Rare, original 2 volume compendium of practical, scientific information, collected in the early 17th century. Contents include Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism, Astronomy, Chemistry, Drawing, Metallurgy, Removing Stains, and Miscellaneous Articles (with instructions for making fulminating mercury, to change iron apparently into copper, to make an artificial volcano, and to make artificial pearls, among many others). A rare curiosity, with an important provenance.
Price: $250.00