1818. BOOK: (SCIENCE). ORFILA, MATEO PEDRO: ELEMENTS... Lot 151

1818. BOOK: (SCIENCE). ORFILA, MATEO PEDRO: ELEMENTS OF MEDICAL CHEMISTRY WITH APPLICATION TO PHARMACY AND THE ARTS. Madrid: imp. of don Francisco de la Parte, 1818. 2 vol. 8º major. I: XVI-554 p. (page 429, fold-out) + 12 engraved plates. II: XII-512 p.+ 2 original period engraving in Spanish paste with double tiles and golden wheels, wallpaper guards, inked cotes. First edition in Spanish of this important treatise on chemistry for pharmacy. Mateo Pedro Orfila ( Maó, Menorca 1787 - Paris 1853 ), was a famous doctor and chemist. He published several works in French that he would later translate into Spanish: 'Traité des poisons', Paris 1814-1815; 'Elémens de chimie médicale', Paris, 1817; 'Secours à donner aux personnes empoisonées ou asphyxiées', Paris, 1818. Palau 203866.