‎"PROUST, L.J.‎
‎Sur la Poudre a Canon. 1.-9. Mémoire. (The first memoir with the title: Faits pour servir a L'Étude de la Poudre a Canon).‎

‎Paris, 1811-14. 4to. Contemp. hcalf, richly gilt spine. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. The second leaf with stamps. These 9 papers from ""Journal de Physique, de Chimie et D'Histoire Naturelle"", Tome 70-78, pp. 320-340, pp. 113-126, pp. 266-281, pp.14-36, pp. 376-400, pp. 203-220, pp. 362-392, pp. 334-352 and pp. 169-206. Widemargined, a few scattered brownspots. Some leaves in lower right corner with a wormtract, no loss of letters.‎

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‎First printing of these 9 papers by the wellknown French chemist. Proust formulated the ""Law of constant proportion"" which lead to the controversy with Berthollet.‎