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Glasgow: William Mackenzie, nd. Preface dated 1860. Hardcover. Fair. 2 vols.: 9, [30 portrait plates], 836; 1186 p. 28 cm. 655 figures in vol. I and 453 in vol. II. Frontispiece portrait of Muspratt and title page vignette in both books. Half leather with green cloth. Corners worn, leather scuffed. Leather coming off bottom corner and rear board in vol. II. Spines faded with lettering worn off. Rear board and spine coming off vol. I. Hinges tender vol. II. Vol. I has a rough, stained tissue guard over title page but tissue guard lacking in vol. II. Some foxing to endpapers, title, frontispiece, first pages. Vol. I index lists topics from Acetic Acid to Ether, while vol. II lists materials from Fuel to Zinc.

Glasgow, Edinburg, London and New York: William Mackenzie, 1860. Cloth. Very Good. 2 volumes complete. 8 x 11 inches. Vol 1: Portrait Frontispiece + Engraved title + 29 portraits (one per leaf) + Printed title + [1 dedication], [1 blank], 9 (index), [1 blank], 836 pages. Vol 2: Portrait Frontispiece + Engraved title + Regular title + 1186, 10 (index) pages. A total of 31 engraved portraits and both an engraved and printed title page in each volume. Volume 1 covers ACE-ETH Volume 2 FUEL-ZINC. Soundly rebound in modern maroon cloth with paper spine labels and new endpapers. Vol 1's front matter and set of engraved portraits w/tissues are all dampstained. In both volumes there are occasional edge tears and smudges (most prevalent in Vol 2's index), but for the most part the set is bright and clean, and as rebound constitutes a sound reference or working copy. Cloth. Neville (II/203) notes that there is a preface dated 1860 which although it is found in some copies, is not present in this copy, nor in… Read More

Glasgow:: William Mackenzie,, [1853].. First edition.. publisher's gilt-stamped cloth.. A few spots of foxing to the inserted portraits; minor use to cloth; all volumes tight and sound.. Large 8vo,. Profusely illustrated from engravings..