MACQUER, Pierre-Joseph. Élémens de chymie théorique. - Lot 435

MACQUER, Pierre-Joseph. Élémens de chymie théorique. Published in Paris by Jean-Thomas Hérissant in 1756. In twelve / In-12 format. Brown marbled basane. Spine ribbed and decorated with gilt caissons and fleurons, gilt title on burgundy morocco, gilt fillets on edges. Red edges. Contemporary binding. XXII-(1)-368-(8)-6 pages, engraved title vignette, in-text headbands, lettering and tailpieces, 4 folding plates off-text. Explanation of plates, approval and privilege, 6 pages of catalog. Minor rubbing, corners and edges dulled. New edition of this theoretical chemistry work, the first by Pierre-Joseph Macquer (1718-1784). Working alongside Sigaud de la Fond and later Lavoisier, he was one of the protagonists of modern chemistry and the abandonment of the Aristotelian system of the 4 elements (air, water, earth and fire). In this work, like other chemists of his time, he attempts to reveal the substances that are similar to all the elements. The edition is enhanced by a fine engraved vignette on the title page and 4 fold-out plates at the end of the volume, depicting instruments and tables of the various elements. A pleasant contemporary copy, very fresh inside.