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MENDELEEV, DMITRI IVANOVICH (1834-1907). Polozhenija, izbrannya dija zashchischenija na stepen' magistra khimii. Saint Petersburg, 1856.
8o (206 x 143 mm). 8 leaves, eccentrically paginated: [1-3] 4-15, '684.' (Creased, titlepage lightly soiled). Stiched in a blue-green paper spine guard.
FIRST EDITION of Mendeleev's first publication, his Master's thesis at the University of St. Petersburg, "expressing his adherence to the chemical ideas of Gerhardt" (DSB), successfully defended on 9 September 1856. Rare.
8o (206 x 143 mm). 8 leaves, eccentrically paginated: [1-3] 4-15, '684.' (Creased, titlepage lightly soiled). Stiched in a blue-green paper spine guard.
FIRST EDITION of Mendeleev's first publication, his Master's thesis at the University of St. Petersburg, "expressing his adherence to the chemical ideas of Gerhardt" (DSB), successfully defended on 9 September 1856. Rare.