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    Language: English

    Published by UK, 1877

    • Softcover
    • First Edition
    • Signed
    • Manuscript / Paper Collectible

    Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United KingdomLasting Words Ltd

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    Condition: Used - Good

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    Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by English Chemist Sir Frederick Augustus Abel. Dated 1877. A letter declining an invitation and membership. Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, 1st Baronet 1827 - 1902 was an English chemist who was recognised as the leading British authority on explosives. He is best known for the invention of cordite as a replacement for gunpowder in firearms. Size is 175mm x 110mm. Condition is good. With folding crease. Light age toning. Small gum marks to edges. Ref 19048. Signed by Author(s).…