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"Justus von Liebig, German chemist and close associate of Wöhler, is noted chiefly as the founder of agricultural chemistry." (Sparrow, p. 37)
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LIEBIG, Justus von (1803-73). (1) Letters on modern Agriculture, edited by John Blyth, London: Walton and Maberly, 1859, 8°, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, original cloth gilt (spine slightly faded, head and tail of spine bumped), partly uncut and unopened, inscription of Charles G. Pollit, to endpapers and title. [Perkins 1015]
(2) The Natural Laws of Husbandry, ed. by John Blyth, London: Walton and Maberly, 1863, 8°, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION (title spotted, clean deep tear through almost the whole of G8, marginal tear slightly affecting text to P2), original cloth (head of spine frayed), partly uncut, ownership inscription of John Agnew to title.
(3) Researches on the Chemistry of Food, edited by William Gregory, London: Taylor & Walton, 1847, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, half title (spotted, some underlining in pencil), original cloth (rebacked with original spine relaid), partly uncut, ownership stamp of Henry Gilbert to endpaper. [Wellcome III, p. 516]
(4) Animal Chemistry or organic Chemistry in its Applications to Physiology and Pathology, edited by William Gregory, London: Taylor & Walton, 1842, 8°, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, half title (light marginal soiling), original cloth (rebacked with original spine relaid, shelfmark to spine), partly uncut, ex Aberdeen Medical Society library. [Wellcome III, p. 515] (4)
(2) The Natural Laws of Husbandry, ed. by John Blyth, London: Walton and Maberly, 1863, 8°, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION (title spotted, clean deep tear through almost the whole of G8, marginal tear slightly affecting text to P2), original cloth (head of spine frayed), partly uncut, ownership inscription of John Agnew to title.
(3) Researches on the Chemistry of Food, edited by William Gregory, London: Taylor & Walton, 1847, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, half title (spotted, some underlining in pencil), original cloth (rebacked with original spine relaid), partly uncut, ownership stamp of Henry Gilbert to endpaper. [Wellcome III, p. 516]
(4) Animal Chemistry or organic Chemistry in its Applications to Physiology and Pathology, edited by William Gregory, London: Taylor & Walton, 1842, 8°, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, half title (light marginal soiling), original cloth (rebacked with original spine relaid, shelfmark to spine), partly uncut, ex Aberdeen Medical Society library. [Wellcome III, p. 515] (4)