Text : Two volumes 8vo, x-704 pages / (4)-754-(2) pages. Atlas : 4to (2) pages and 6 plate , 15 tables with colors. binding : Original printed wrappers. Covers worn. Spine of vol. 2 split. To be bound.
Third edition. Jean-Louis Lassaigne (1800-1859) was a French chemist and physician. He was a professor at the Royal Veterinary School of Alfort. His work focused on organic chemistry and physiological chemistry. This work is a chemistry manual intended for medical and pharmacy students, which presents the principles of chemistry as an ancillary science to these fields.