The chemical pocket book, or Memoranda chemica, arranged in a compendium of chemistry / By James Parkinson, Hoxton.

Chemical pocket book. English. 1809

London : Pub. by Sherwood, Neely, & Jones. (Successors to Mr. H.D. Symonds.) ... J. Murray, J. Highley, J. Ridgway, J. Callow, E. Cox, & J. & A. Arch, 1809.

xii, 391 pages, 1 unnumbered page, t.-preliminary leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (engraving), tables ; 18 cm (8vo)

Fourth edition /

A re-issue of the fourth edition of 1807 with altered title-plate imprint and final leaf replaced by p.[369]-391 "A Sketch Of Mr. Davy's Recent Discoveries Of The Chemical Agencies Of Electricity, And Of The Decomposition And Composition Of The Fixed Alkalies, Of Ammonia, The Alkaline Earths, &c", colophon "C. Whittingham, Printer ... ".

Copy 1 Note: Imperfect: wanting the illustrative plate. Binding: C19th brown cloth. Ownership inscriptions "Isaac Backett 1847" and "H Allford 20/3/1900". Presented by Laurence Pedersen, Oct. 1990

Copy 2 Supplier/Donor: Paton estate Note: Binding: Contemp. straight-grained calf, gilt-tooled spine. From the library of Sir W. Paton.