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Lot 166

FEHLING, Hermann von. Gewerbs-Chemie.

Estimate: $80 - $120
Starting Bid
$40

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FEHLING, Hermann von (1812-1885). Gewerbs-Chemie, Ein Handbuch fur Gewerbschulen, wie zum Selbstunterricht...
Industrial Chemistry, German text.

Publisher: Hoffman'fche Berlags, Stuttgart. 1852.

8vo. Quarter-bound leather with marbled boards. Raised spine and gilt title.

viii, 744 pp., 32 folding plates (2 chromolithograph).


H: 8 3/8 W: 6 D: 2 1/8 in. Poor. Front and back boards rubbed and scuffed, with significant losses. Spine rubbed and bumped. Corners bumped and rubbed, with losses. Two plates repaired with non-archival tape. Several plates with tears and missing corners (though plate number still intact on all plates).

Pencil inscription on front flyleaf: "To Charles Brinkerhoff, from Grandpa Wagner."
Overall Dimensions
Width: 6.00

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.