BAYEN (Pierre) & CHARLARD.

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BAYEN (Pierre) & CHARLARD.
Chemical research on tin, carried out and published by order of the government, Or Answer to this Question: Is it safe to use Tin Vessels for economic purposes? Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Philippe-Denys Pierres, 1781. In-8, brown half calf, smooth spine decorated (Binding from the early 19th century). Original edition of this work which established the knowledge about the harmfulness of tin. The foreword contains a history of this metal. Pierre Bayen (1725-1798), chemist and pharmacist from Champagne, was a forerunner of Lavoisier. Upper jaw partly split.
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