Applied Chemistry; in Manufactures, Arts, and Domestic Economy

Description:

Includes sections on: Preliminary Observations. Gas Illumination. Preservation of Wood. Dyeing and Calico-Printing. The book contains 23 pasted-in samples of printed calico cloth, offering physical examples of 19th-century textile technology and printing techniques. Edward Andrew Parnell was a 19th-century chemist and author known for his contributions to applied chemistry.

Condition

8vo, half leather, marbled endpapers. Owner's name to flyleaf, with his notes to rear flyleaf. Vg.