Lot 388
Sickingen (Carl Heinrich von) Versuche über die Platina, rare first edition, Mannheim, Hofdruckerei, 1782.
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Sickingen (Carl Heinrich von) Versuche über die Platina, first edition, engraved vignette title, 2 folding engraved plates, folding letter press table, errata f., title working loose, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary marbled wrappers, spine worn, creased and rubbed, [Hoover 745], 8vo, Mannheim, Hofdruckerei, 1782.
⁂ Rare first edition recording Sickingen's experiments with platinum. He was the first to recognize its weldability.
Description
Sickingen (Carl Heinrich von) Versuche über die Platina, first edition, engraved vignette title, 2 folding engraved plates, folding letter press table, errata f., title working loose, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary marbled wrappers, spine worn, creased and rubbed, [Hoover 745], 8vo, Mannheim, Hofdruckerei, 1782.
⁂ Rare first edition recording Sickingen's experiments with platinum. He was the first to recognize its weldability.
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