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Photo LA GARAYE, Claude Tousaint Marot, Comte de. 

LA GARAYE, Claude Tousaint Marot, Comte de. 

Chymie hydraulique, pour extraire les sels essentiels des végétaux, animaux & minéraux, par le moyen de l'eau pure. 

Paris, Didot le jeune, 1775.
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750 €

Second edition. Interresting for the Parmentier addtions and much rarer than the first.

Photo TRECOURT, M. 

TRECOURT, M. 

Apologie des eaux minérales de Saint-Amand. 

Cambrai, Samuel Berthoud, 1775.
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95 €

First edition.
Book written in response to a work published under the title of Instruction on the use of mineral waters, in which one had sought to depress the reputation of the waters of Saint-Amand.

Photo MALRIEU. 

MALRIEU. 

Mémoire sur les eaux minérales chaudes ou thermales de Sylvanés, & sur les eaux minérales froids de Camarés. 

Toulouse, Veuve de J.P. Robert, 1776.
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350 €

First edition.
Rare brochure on the ferruginous waters of Sylvanès and Camarès two small towns in the south of Aveyron.

Photo CHAPTAL, Jean-Antoine. 

CHAPTAL, Jean-Antoine. 

Mémoires de chimie. 

Montpellier, Jean Martel Aîné, 1781.
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950 €

First edition of the first work of Chaptal.
First volume, only published.
After three years spent in Paris (1777-1780), Chaptal was offered in 1780 a chair of chemistry at the Royal Society of Sciences of Montpellier.
"It was from this moment that Chaptal's brilliant career in science began.
The revolution in chemistry was at hand. However, the old doctrine of phlogiston still prevailed and it was this doctrine that Chaptal taught at first and in his first courses that he took up in his first work. He then quickly rallied to the ideas developed by Lavoisier. "(Flourens. Eloge de Chaptal. 1835)
Rare (missing from the main collections on chemistry : Duveen, Ferguson, Neville ...)

Bound with :
- POULLE. Positiones chemico-medicae de Aere Vitali. Montpellier, Picot, 1784. 64 pages (a lack in the margin of page 41). Rare work on the chemical and medical properties of oxygen and its preparation. First edition.
- BERTHOLON. Des avantages que la physique et les arts qui en dépendent peuvent retirer des globes aérostatiques...Montpellier, Jean Martel Aîné, 1784. 82 pages. First edition.
- LAFFECTEUR. Rapport sur l'analyse du Rob Antisyphillitique. 1779. Ph. D. Pierres, Paris. 24 pages. First edition.
- GUER. [Dissertation physique & botanique sur la maladie nephretique et sur son véritable spécifique, le Raisin d'Ours]. 1768, Bauer, Strasbourg. 98 pages and 1 folding plate. Bound without the title page and the privilege.
- GOUBERT. Description et usage des baromètres, thermomètres et autres instrumens météorologiques. 1781. Jombert, Paris. 52 pages and 1 folding table. First edition

A presentation copy to the botanist of Dijon Jean-François Durande, for the second work (Poulle).

Photo BAYEN, Pierre || CHARLARD, Louis-Martin. 

BAYEN, Pierre || CHARLARD, Louis-Martin. 

Recherches chimiques sur l'étain, faites et publiées par ordre du gouvernement. 

Paris, Philippe-Denys Pierres, 1781.
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750 €

First edition.
Bayen is today recognized as a precursor of Lavoisier. He rejected the phlogistic theory 3 years before the decisive work of Lavoisier.
In this book on the tin, Bayen and Charlard concluded that tin contained no arsenic at worst infinitesimal amount, without any danger to health.

Photo PILHES, Jean-François. 

PILHES, Jean-François. 

Traité analytique et pratique des eaux thermales d'Ax et d'Ussat, avec la description des bains, des douches et des fontaines. 

Pamiers, André Larroire, 1787.
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90 €

Rare first edition of this work of Jean-François Pilhes (1746-1832) doctor in Pamiers about analysis of thermal waters from Ax and Ussat in the french Pyrenean moutains.

Photo LAMARCK, Jean Baptiste. 

LAMARCK, Jean Baptiste. 

Recherches sur les Causes des Principaux faits Physiques, Et particulièrement sur celles de la Combustion, de l'Elévation de l'eau dans l'état de vapeurs de la Chaleur produite. 

Paris, Maradan, An II [1794].
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950 €

First edition.
Lamarck's first work in the field of chemistry in which he reverses Lavoisier's chemical revolution and proposes a system based on the theory of the four elements and phlogiston.
Apart from expounding his bizarre chemical theories, the book is important for his later views on biology and geology. Of interest is the section "Recherches sur les têtres organiques", which sets out his ideas on the origin of life before he abandoned his belief in a fixed species and became an evolutionist.
Lamarck's "chemical theories played an important part in the development of his ideas the origin of species, as they provived a materialistic definition of life, reproduction and evolution." (Norman).

Photo FOURCROY, Antoine-François. 

FOURCROY, Antoine-François. 

Tableaux synoptiques de chimie, pour servir de résumé aux leçons données sur cette science dans les écoles de Paris. 

Paris, Baudouin, An VIII [1800].
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2500 €

First edition.

Photo DELUC, Jean-André. 

DELUC, Jean-André. 

Introduction a la physique terrestre par les fluides expansibles, précédée de deux mémoires sur la nouvelle théorie chymique. 

Paris, Vve Nyon, 1803.
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750 €

First edition.
Full margin copy, as issue.

Jean-André de Luc (1727-1817) was a Genevan physicist and geologist who worked on expansible fluids and hygrometry. A member of the Royal Society of London, he was known for his work on atmospheric physics and the measurement of altitude. This work is a study of terrestrial physics through the prism of gases and fluids, focusing on atmospheric phenomena.
Deluc strenuously opposed the new chemical theory associated with Lavoisier and in this work attempted to show "that meteorological phenomena strongly militate against it and in general that the hypothesis of the composition of water (the fundamental point in the theory) has maintained itself only by numerous other hypotheses which are in contradiction with known facts." (D.S.B.).

Photo ADET, Pierre-Auguste. 

ADET, Pierre-Auguste. 

Leçons élémentaires de chimie à l'usage des lycées. 

Paris, Dentu, An XIII - 1804.
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750 €

First edition.
Binding with empire gilt arms on covers.

Photo CHAPTAL, Jean-Antoine. 

CHAPTAL, Jean-Antoine. 

Chimie appliquée aux arts. 

Paris, Deterville, 1807.
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300 €

First edition.
Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756-1832) was a French chemist and statesman, a member of the Institut and a professor at the École de Médecine. He played an important role in the development of the chemical industry in France. This work applies the principles of chemistry to practical fields such as dyeing and manufacturing. It illustrates the link between scientific research and industrialization.

Some old annotations in volume 4 on some margins and on 4 added leaves.

Photo BOUILLON-LAGRANGE, Edme Jean-Baptiste. 

BOUILLON-LAGRANGE, Edme Jean-Baptiste. 

Essai sur les eaux minérales naturelles et artificielles. 

Paris et Saint-Pétersbourg, Klostermann, 1810.
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350 €

First edition, the first issue with the scarce 1810 title page.
An important work and comprehensive treatise on natural and mineral waters. The first part covers internal and external uses of fresh water, seawater, and different kinds of mineral water. The major portion of the book describes the principal spas of Europe in alphabetical order, including chemical analyses of the waters. The last section gives detailed directions for the preparation of artificial mineral waters, with plates showing apparatus for making hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogel sulphide. The machine designed by L.A. Planche for making carbonated mineral waters under pressure is described.

Photo REUMONT, Gerhard || MONHEIM, Johann Peter Joseph. 

REUMONT, Gerhard || MONHEIM, Johann Peter Joseph. 

Analyse des eaux sulfureuses d'Aix-La-Chapelle. 

Aix La Chapelle, J.G. Beaufort, 1810.
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90 €

First edition signed by the author Gerhard Reumont (1765-1828).

German doctor, Reumont works in Aachen from 1793. In 1804, he works on the thermal journey of Impératrice Joséphine. Then by order of Napoléon he becomes "thermal waters inspector" .

Aix was part of the French Empire until 1814, and the spa being frequented by the imperial couple, Reumont and Monheim published their study in French.

Photo GAY-LUSSAC, Louis Joseph. 

GAY-LUSSAC, Louis Joseph. 

Instruction Pour l'usage de L'Alcoomètre Centésimal, et des Tables qui l'accompagnent. 

Paris, Collardeau, 1824.
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250 €

First edition.
In 1821, he was commissioned by the French administration to define a practical method for accurately measuring the alcohol concentration of drinks. Gay-Lussac is developing a hydrometer graduated on the volumetric alcohol concentration. This gives the Gay-Lussac degree which corresponds to the percentage of alcohol in the wine for example. The law of 1824 on the taxation of alcoholic beverages uses his work. With Collardeau, a former student of the École Polytechnique, he became a manufacturer of scientific instruments and marketed his alcoholometer in 1830.

Photo BERZELIUS, Jöns Jacob. 

BERZELIUS, Jöns Jacob. 

Des Changemens dans le système de minéralogie chimique, qui doivent nécessairement résulter de la propriété que possèdent les corps isomorphes, de se remplacer mutuellement en proportions indéfinies. (publié dans Annales de Chimie et de Physique - Tome XXXI). 

Paris, Crochard, 1826.
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250 €

First edition.
Berzelius is the first to propose a system of classification of the elements by designating them by an abbreviation of their Latin name. It is the system of naming atoms that we always use (Au for Gold for example). He also proposed in his System of mineralogy in 1818 a beginning of classification of simple and compound elements. In this article he modifies his system taking into account Mitscherlich's recent work on isomorphic crystals and proposes a new classification according to the electronegativity of the elements.

We find in the same volume an article by Antoine Becquerel, "Investigations on the electrical effects of contact produced in changes of temperature, and application which can be made to the determination of high temperatures".

Photo GAY-LUSSAC, Joseph Louis. 

GAY-LUSSAC, Joseph Louis. 

Cours de chimie comprenant l'histoire des sels, la chimie végétale et animale. 

Paris, Pichon et Didier, 1828.
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950 €

First edition.

Photo [DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste]. 

[DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste]. 

Traité de chimie appliquée aux arts. Atlas du deuxième volume. 

[Paris], s.n., [1828].
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25 €
Photo GAY-LUSSAC, Joseph Louis || POUILLET, Claude. 

GAY-LUSSAC, Joseph Louis || POUILLET, Claude. 

Leçons de physique de la Faculté des Sciences de Paris, recueillies et rédigées par M. Grosselin. 

Paris, Grosselin, 1828.
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600 €

First edition.
- Part One: Lessons taught by Gay-Lussac.
Lessons 19 to 25 are devoted to the expansion of liquids and gases, a field in which Gay-Lussac made a major advance.
- Part Two: Lessons taught by Pouillet.

Photo BERZELIUS, Jöns Jacob. 

BERZELIUS, Jöns Jacob. 

Théorie des proportions chimiques, et Table synoptique des poids atomiques des corps simples, et de leurs combinaisons les plus importantes. 

Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1835.
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350 €

Second edition.
A Swedish chemist considered one of the fathers of modern chemistry, Berzelius notably introduced the current chemical notation (the symbols of the elements) and discovered several chemical elements.
This edition offers a table of atomic weights largely increased compared to the first edition of 1819.

Some annotations in the margin by George-Henry Love, a former student of the Ecole Centrale de Paris (class of 1840), who was director of the Charentes railways and president of the Society of Civil Engineers.

Photo BOURDON, Isidore. 

BOURDON, Isidore. 

Guide aux eaux minérales de la France, de l'Allemagne, de la Suisse et de l'Italie. 

Paris, Crochard et Cie, 1837.
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150 €

Seconde edition.

Photo LEVRET. 

LEVRET. 

- Cours de physique, de l'école navale
- Précis de chimie
- Précis de fortification. 

Paris, Edouard Anner, 1839.
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80 €

First edition.

Photo LASSAIGNE, Jean-Louis. 

LASSAIGNE, Jean-Louis. 

Abrégé élémentaire de chimie. 

Paris, Bechet, 1842.
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80 €

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.

Photo DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste André. 

DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste André. 

Essai de statique chimique des êtres organisés. 

Paris, Fortin, Masson & cie, 1842.
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90 €

Seconde edition.
Jean-Baptiste André Dumas (1800-1884) and Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (1802-1887) were French chemists. Dumas is one of the founders of organic chemistry, and Boussingault is considered the father of modern agronomy.

Photo DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste André || BOUSSINGAULT, Jean-Baptiste. 

DUMAS, Jean-Baptiste André || BOUSSINGAULT, Jean-Baptiste. 

Essai de statique chimique des êtres organisés. 

Paris, Fortin, Masson et Cie, 1844.
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40 €

Third edition.
Jean-Baptiste André Dumas (1800-1884) and Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (1802-1887) were French chemists. Dumas is one of the founders of organic chemistry, and Boussingault is considered the father of modern agronomy.

Photo PAYEN, Anselme. 

PAYEN, Anselme. 

Précis de chimie industrielle à l'usage des écoles préparatoires aux professions industrielles et des fabricants. 

Paris, L. Hachette et Cie, 1849.
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75 €

First edition.
Anselme Payen (1795-1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.

Photo CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène. 

CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène. 

Des couleurs et de leurs applications aux arts industriels à l’aide des cercles chromatiques. Avec XXVII planches gravées sur acier et imprimées en couleurs par René Digeon. 

Paris, J.B. Baillière et Fils, 1864.
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5500 €

First edition of the rarest of Chevreul's publications on color.

Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889) is known to chemists for his research on fatty acids, saponification, and the discovery of stearin, but it is as a color theorist that his name will go down in history. Chevreul was appointed director of the Manufacture des Gobelins in 1824. Responsible for overseeing the production of dyes, he supported the work of dyers with his research on color perception. Thus, in 1839, he proposed a scientific approach to color complementarity and subsequently developed "color circles." A true "Pantone" color chart, a hundred years ahead of its time, Chevreul's color circles had the dual benefit of systematizing the production of hues (each with its own name) and making it easier to understand the concept of color complementarity. Thus, complementary colors are found on the same diameter of the color wheel, Red No. 2 corresponds to Green No. 2. "I believe I can affirm that it is possible to subject colors to a reasoned nomenclature, by relating them to types classified according to a simple method, accessible to the intelligence of all those who deal with colors" (extract from the preface). The standardization of color production was to interest first and foremost the industry then in full development, but it is undoubtedly in the Impressionist movement that Chevreul's theories found their finest accomplishment. Very early on, painters were inspired by Chevreul's work in their paintings, starting with Delacroix and then Monet. We will thus remember the fields of poppies dear to the Impressionists (Van Gogh, Monet, Pissaro...) where the red dots of the flowers burst out on complementary green backgrounds. The 27 spectacular plates were printed by René-Henri Digeon using chromochalcography, the process and difficulties of which are discussed in a paragraph in the book. Digeon appears to have presented a first edition of these plates at the 1855 World's Fair, for which he received a patent from the Empress. Several of the plates in our copy appear to be from this first edition and contain errors that have been corrected in other later copies that we have been able to consult.

Photo BERTHELOT, Marcellin. 

BERTHELOT, Marcellin. 

Leçons sur les méthodes générales de synthèse en chimie organique, professées en 1864 au Collège de France. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1864.
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50 €

First edition.
Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907) was a prominent French chemist and politician, considered one of the founders of modern organic chemistry. His Leçons sur les méthodes générales de synthèse en chimie organique (Lessons on General Synthesis Methods in Organic Chemistry), stemming from his lectures at the Collège de France in 1864, is an essential work that marks an important step in the development of organic chemistry. Berthelot demonstrates the possibility of synthesizing organic compounds from inorganic elements, thereby challenging the theory of vitalism and paving the way for industrial chemical synthesis. The work highlights the importance of synthesis methods in understanding and creating new organic substances.

Photo TROOST, L. 

TROOST, L. 

Précis de chimie. 

Paris, Victor Masson et fils, 1868.
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40 €
Photo DEHERIAN, Pierre-Paul || SCHUTZENBERGER, Paul || FRIEDEL, Charles || LE ROUX, FRançois-Pierre || GAUTIER, Armand || TOLLENS, Bernhard. 

DEHERIAN, Pierre-Paul || SCHUTZENBERGER, Paul || FRIEDEL, Charles || LE ROUX, FRançois-Pierre || GAUTIER, Armand || TOLLENS, Bernhard. 

Leçons de Chimie professées en 1868 et 1869. 

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1870.
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75 €

First edition.

Photo BERTHELOT, Marcellin. 

BERTHELOT, Marcellin. 

Traité élémentaire de chimie organique. 

Paris, Dunod, 1872.
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40 €

First edition.
Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), professor at the Collège de France and the School of Pharmacy, is an emblematic figure of French chemistry. His Traité élémentaire de chimie organique (Elementary Treatise on Organic Chemistry) is a key work for teaching and disseminating knowledge in organic chemistry in the 19th century. It is part of the movement that saw organic chemistry structure itself into an autonomous scientific discipline, moving away from vitalistic conceptions. This work was essential for the training of chemists of the time, detailing the fundamental principles and reactions of organic compounds.

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