FOURCROY, Antoine Franois de (1755-1809). Leons lmentaires d'histoire naturelle et de chimie. Paris: Rue et Htel Serpente, 1782. 2 volumes, 8o (215 x 137 mm., uncut) engraved folding plate and 4 folding tables. Contemporary marbled boards (some wear to spines). FIRST EDITION, of Fourcroy's first book. Duveen p. 224; Partington III, p. 537; Norman 821 -- FOURCROY. Mmoires et observations de chimie. Paris: Cuchet, 1784. 8o (196 x 121 mm). 3 engraved plates (light browning and staining.) 19th-century marbled boards (rebacked). FIRST EDITION. A collection of memoirs read before the Acadmie des Sciences between 1777 and 1784. Duveen p. 225; Ferguson I, p. 187; Partington III, p. 537; Wellcome III, p.47; Norman 822. (3)

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FOURCROY, Antoine Franois de (1755-1809). Leons lmentaires d'histoire naturelle et de chimie. Paris: Rue et Htel Serpente, 1782. 2 volumes, 8o (215 x 137 mm., uncut) engraved folding plate and 4 folding tables. Contemporary marbled boards (some wear to spines). FIRST EDITION, of Fourcroy's first book. Duveen p. 224; Partington III, p. 537; Norman 821 -- FOURCROY. Mmoires et observations de chimie. Paris: Cuchet, 1784. 8o (196 x 121 mm). 3 engraved plates (light browning and staining.) 19th-century marbled boards (rebacked). FIRST EDITION. A collection of memoirs read before the Acadmie des Sciences between 1777 and 1784. Duveen p. 225; Ferguson I, p. 187; Partington III, p. 537; Wellcome III, p.47; Norman 822. (3)