‎BERTHELOT (M.)‎
‎CHIMIE ORGANIQUE FONDEE SUR LA SYNTHESE -- EDITION ORIGINALE -- BEL EXEMPLAIRE -- 2 VOLUMES‎

‎P., Mallet-Bachelier, 1860, 2 fort volumes in 8 reliés en demi-chagrin marron, dos orné de filets dorés (reliures de l'époque), (petite trace de poussière dans la marge supérieure du titre au tome 1, cachets de bibliothèque), T.1 : 158pp., 508pp., T.2 : (3), 842pp. ‎

Reference : 49500

‎---- EDITION ORIGINALE ---- BEL EXEMPLAIRE BIEN COMPLET DE CES DEUX VOLUMES ---- Ex-libris A. THEZARD sur la page de faux-titre ---- "A MONUMENTAL WORK". (DSB) ---- EN FRANCAIS DANS LE TEXTE N° 280 ---- "In 1860, M. BERTHELOT wrote his monumental Chimie organique fondée sur la synthèse in which he presented a review of his work in organic chemistry during the previous ten years. The work begins with an extensive historical introduction, which contains no more than a passing reference to Wöhler's preparation of urea in 1828. One obtains the impression from the book that the author was the first to recognize the importance of synthesis in organic chemistry and that it was he who had undertaken the basic research...". (DSB II p. 67) ---- Partington IV pp. 465/477**49500(495)/O6DE/O6AR+501/CAV.E1‎