A COMPENDIUM OF THE COURSE OF CHEMICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia: J. G. Auner, 1836. Third Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. A textbook on Chemistry for use by students of the University of Pennsylvania, written by a university professor, Robert Hare, who also provided his name to the Robert Hare Medical and Dental Library (1878-1969). Numerous plates and text illustrations, depicting the curious chemical instruments and experiments of the day. Toning to the endpapers; contemporary owner's name on the front flyleaf; foxing throughout. Overly mottled calf, with some surface loss to the leather, and a black leather label on the spine. Very Good binding.