[CHEMISTRY]. -- BERTHELOT, Pierre E. Marcelin (1827-1907). Chimie organique fonde sur la synthse. Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, 1860. 2 volumes, 8o (237 x 155 mm). Contemporary red quarter morocco gilt and marbled boards (light rubbing to joints and edges). FIRST EDITION. "Berthelot was one of the first to use the term 'synthesis' to describe the production of organic compounds from their elements..." (Norman). Partington IV, pp. 465-477; Norman 219. -- GERHARDT, Charles (1816-1856). Trait de Chimie organique. Paris and Leipzig: Firmin Didot, 1853. 4 volumes, 8o (219 x 138 mm). Contemporary green quarter morocco and marbled boards (light rubbing to edges). FIRST EDITION, with a carte-de-visite photographic portrait of Gerhardt (inlaid to size), and a 2-page ALS dated Jan. 1883 from Gerhardt's son, refering to the carte-de-visite, tipped in at beginning. Partington IV, pp.405-424; Norman 897. (6)

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[CHEMISTRY]. -- BERTHELOT, Pierre E. Marcelin (1827-1907). Chimie organique fonde sur la synthse. Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, 1860. 2 volumes, 8o (237 x 155 mm). Contemporary red quarter morocco gilt and marbled boards (light rubbing to joints and edges). FIRST EDITION. "Berthelot was one of the first to use the term 'synthesis' to describe the production of organic compounds from their elements..." (Norman). Partington IV, pp. 465-477; Norman 219. -- GERHARDT, Charles (1816-1856). Trait de Chimie organique. Paris and Leipzig: Firmin Didot, 1853. 4 volumes, 8o (219 x 138 mm). Contemporary green quarter morocco and marbled boards (light rubbing to edges). FIRST EDITION, with a carte-de-visite photographic portrait of Gerhardt (inlaid to size), and a 2-page ALS dated Jan. 1883 from Gerhardt's son, refering to the carte-de-visite, tipped in at beginning. Partington IV, pp.405-424; Norman 897. (6)