Observationes de Salsedine Maris.
by BOYLE (Robert)
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About This Item
Bononiae, Petronii de Ruinettis, 1675. 12mo. 46 pages. 1 leaf. Green morocco, triple gilt fillet round sides, gilt edges (recased at a later date). First Latin Edition of Boyle's work on sea-water chemistry and its desalination, published in London the year before with a few other texts under the title "Saltness of the Sea". "Boyle was very interested in the problem of rendering sea-water fit for consumption and much of the present tract is taken up with an account of experiments designed to make this operation feasible for sailors. As a result of the tract he became involved in long correspondance, some of which was printed in Grew's Salt-Water sweetened', on distillation of sea-water" (Fulton). This first Latin edition, published in Bologna shortly after the first London edition, is very rare. It is located in a very small number of European libraries and doesn't seem to be available in any American collection (cf. Worldcat). Good copy, recased in a nice morocco binding. Fulton, 114.
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- Comellas Rare Books (ES)
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- 67529
- Title
- Observationes de Salsedine Maris.
- Author
- BOYLE (Robert)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- SCIENCES;Chimie;Marine;Italie;Angleterre;Manque à la BN;
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...