[Rarebooks] FS: Thomas Ewell's text on "Modern Chemistry" New York: 1806

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(SCIENCE) Ewell, Thomas. PLAIN DISCOURSES ON THE LAWS OR PROPERTIES OF
MATTER: Containing the Elements or Principles of Modern Chemistry...
New York: Printed for Brisban & Brannan. 1806. First edition.
269,(3)pp. With the half-title, a glossary of scientific terms, and
(3)pp. publisher's ads. Illustrated with 2 copper engraved plates
(lightly foxed). Orig. full sheep, some light rubbing, red calf spine
label. Signature E browned. Top (1-1/2") of half-title cut away
(removing the name of a previous owner).    $750.00 (trade discount
allowed)
The dedication leaf of this work reads "To Thomas Jefferson, Esq. of
Virginia..." The author, Thomas Ewell (1785-1826) was appointed to the
Naval Hospital in New York, in 1808, by Thomas Jefferson (who was his
brother's classmate at William and Mary College). Ewell and 3 others
later reorganized the Navy Medical Service in Washington. This book,
"Plain Discourses..." was used as a textbook at William and Mary.

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