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DAVY, HUMPHRY, Sir. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry in a Course of Lectures for the Board of Agriculture. Second Edition. 10 folding engraved plates (variously foxed and offset). 8vo, contemporary 1/2 russia gilt, joints cracked, cords intact; bookplate. London, 1814
First published the year before, "this was the first serious attempt to apply chemistry to agriculture . . . it remained a standard work until displaced by Justus von Liebig's publications a generation later. The book is of interest because of its pioneering nature, and it went through a number of editions"--DSB III, 601. Norman 610 (original edition).
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