Leçons De Chimie Professées À La Société Chimique De Paris

Paris, Hachette, 1861 to 1866; 5 octavo (8vo) volumes in half-morocco. Chemistry lessons of 1860 published in 1861 (306 pp.), lessons of 1861 published in 1862 (254 pp.) with a folding engraving, lessons of 1862 published in 1863 (332 pp.), lessons of 1863 published in 1864 (312 pp.), lessons of 1864 and 1865 published in 1866 (458 pp.) with a folding engraving. Chemistry lessons delivered from 1860 to 1865 by Pasteur, Cahours, Wurtz, Berthelot, Sainte-Claire, Deville, Barral, Dumas, Verdet, Jamin, Dubray, Lissajous, Cloez, Becquerel, Lamy, Grandeau, De Luynes, Descloiseaux. Notably contains Pasteur's lessons on "Recherches sur la dissymétrie moléculaire des produits organiques naturels" and on "Les corpuscules organisés qui existent dans l'atmosphère", which is Pasteur's first public communication on spontaneous generation. First edition in handsome uniform bindings of green half-morocco, raised bands spines, decorated compartments and gilt titles. Arms of the imperial lycée of Bar-le-Duc on the boards. Boards lightly rubbed on the first two volumes.