Lot 212
Le Fèvre (Nicaise) A Compleat Body of Chymistry, 2 parts in 1, Printed for O. Pulleyn, 1670.
Hammer Price: £350
Description
Le Fèvre (Nicaise) A Compleat Body of Chymistry, 2 parts in 1, 4 folding engraved plates only (of 5), folding engraved table and 2 full-page engraved illustrations, small burn-hole to 4E1 with very slight loss of text, later red half morocco, spine slightly dulled, [Wing L926; Duveen p.346; Wellcome III, p.479], 4to, Printed for O. Pulleyn, 1670.
⁂ Le Fevre, a professor of botany and chemistry at the Jardin du Roi, came to London in 1664 at the invitation of Charles II and became a Fellow of the Royal Society, as mentioned here on the title-page.
Description
Le Fèvre (Nicaise) A Compleat Body of Chymistry, 2 parts in 1, 4 folding engraved plates only (of 5), folding engraved table and 2 full-page engraved illustrations, small burn-hole to 4E1 with very slight loss of text, later red half morocco, spine slightly dulled, [Wing L926; Duveen p.346; Wellcome III, p.479], 4to, Printed for O. Pulleyn, 1670.
⁂ Le Fevre, a professor of botany and chemistry at the Jardin du Roi, came to London in 1664 at the invitation of Charles II and became a Fellow of the Royal Society, as mentioned here on the title-page.