Through Alchemy to Chemistry: A Procession of Ideas & Personalities.
by READ, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreux, Switzerland
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About This Item
London:: G. Bell & Sons, 1957., 1957. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. xvii, 206 pp. Index, 49 illustrations, tailpiece; faint ink notes from pp. xiv-xvi. Red cloth, gilt-stamped spine, dust-jacket; jacket rubbed. Burndy Library bookplate. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S11381
- Title
- Through Alchemy to Chemistry: A Procession of Ideas & Personalities.
- Author
- READ, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. Bell & Sons, 1957.
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Chemistry
Terms of Sale
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Jeff Weber Rare Books
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