Mar 08, 2007 - Sale 2107

Sale 2107 - Lot 162

Price Realized: $ 210
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
GMELIN, CHRISTIAN GOTTLOB. Versuche über die Wirkungen des Baryts, Strontians, Chroms, Molybdäns, Wolframs, Tellurs, Titans, Osmiums, Platins, Iridiums, Rhodiums, Palladiums, Nickels, Kobalts, Urans, Ceriums, Eisens und Mangans auf den thierischen Organismus. Thin 8vo, original wrappers, worn along edges, spine ends chipped, large ink stain on front cover; moderate foxing throughout. Tübingen, 1824

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first edition of the first study of the effects on the animal organism of exposure to heavy metals, containing the details of numerous experiments performed on rabbits and dogs.