BAUMÉ, Antoine. Chymie expérimentale et raisonnée. - Lot 31

BAUMÉ, Antoine. Chymie expérimentale et raisonnée. Published in Paris by François Didot le jeune in 1773. In 3 volumes of In octavo / In-8 format. Tan Basane. Spine ribbed with double gilt fillets, gilt title and tomaison framed with double gilt fillets on red and brown leather. Speckled edges. CLX-482; 671; 707 pages, 1 portrait-frontispiece engraved by St. Aubin after Cochin in vol. 1; 3 title vignettes engraved by Le Veau after Moreau (separate in each volume); 2 folding plates in vol. 2, 8 folding plates hors-texte, 2 folding plates in vol. 3. Typographical ornamentation in the text. Minor rubbing to headpieces and nerves, slight spotting to edges of boards, browning to first plate of volume 1, dull edges, corners worn. Very rare foxing. First edition of this important treatise on experimental and reasoned chemistry by Antoine Baumé (1728-1804). The author details the fundamental principles of chemistry and the experimental methods used to study the properties of chemical substances. The edition is enriched with an attractive portrait-frontispiece in volume 1, an engraved title vignette on each volume, and 12 hors-texte folding plates. Complete series in 3 volumes. Fine condition throughout, with bright interiors.