Plain Discourses Laws Properties Matter by Ewell Thomas (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 7pp extract, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Medical Repository, 1807. This is a contemporary review of the author's scarce volume published by Brisban & Brannan, NY, 1806. Housed in protective mylar report cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, original boards, spine cover well chipped but with some surviving remnants of the word "DISCOURSES" printed there, 469pp., 3pp. publisher's terminal ads, two engraved plates demonstrating scientific apparatus. Moderately foxed throughout. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 10377. RINK 658. First Edition. An entirely unsophisticated copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. 269 (3pp). Lacks the half-title but with the three pages of ads at the rear. Tall 8vo full contemporary sheep with a red morocco spine label. Top half-inch of title page cut away, removing a previous owner's name. Outer joints rubbed. Contents sound and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Thomas Ewell's Plain Discourses on the Laws or Properties of Matter (1806) is a significant early American chemistry text that sought to make the principles of modern chemistry accessible to the general public. The book emphasizes practical applications of chemistry in daily life, reflecting Ewell's commitment to public education in the sciences. The book is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson who was a fellow student of Ewell's brother at William and Mary College. Ewell studied with Bejamin Rush and produced this first American chemistry text for the nonscientist. Cont calf rebacked ext. v. worn ExLibrary Franklin Institute (See A. Greenberg, A, From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2007, p 396). This copy is from Greenberg's collection.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. 469, 3[ads] pp. Two full-page engraved plates of chemical apparatus. Original quarter cloth spine and papercovered boards, edges untrimmed, and half-title present. Ownership stamp and signature of George W. Hoffman dated in 1839. A split and light erosion on the spine, but still sound and tight, foxing on the plates, a very good copy. This volume is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, who was the author's classmate at William and Mary. A very nice copy of a reasonably common title, but very uncommon in original boards.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 500. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1806 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 500.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 498.