Allgemeine Grundsätze der Bleichkunst oder theoretische und praktische Anleitung zum Bleichen des Flachses, der Baumwolle, Wolle und Seide, so wie der aus ihren gesponnenen Garne, und gewebten oder gewürkten Zeuge; nach den neusten Erfahrungen der Physik, Chemie und Technologie
by HERMBSTÄDT, Sigismund Friedrich.Sigismund Friedrich
Eleven folding engraved plates. xxiv, 432 pp. 8vo later yellow wrappers, uncut. Berlin: Realschulbuchhandlung, 1804. First edition of a very scarce book; it is "one of the most important books in the history of bleaching and the first of several on this subject by Hermbstädt."-Neville, I, p. 628. "Hermbstaedt's greatest achievement lay in the field of technology...As a member of the Technical Industrial and Trade Commission, Hermbstaedt frequently met industrialists, including many from outside Prussia. Through the publication of his many textbooks, he performed a valuable service for Prussian industry."-D.S.B., XV, p. 206. Hermbstädt (1760-1833), the first chemist in Germany to adopt Lavoisier's views, was professor of technological chemistry at the University of Berlin. Fine copy. ❧ Cole 639-"A complete textbook on the theory and practice of bleaching." Partington, III, pp. 577-80. Poggendorff, I, 1082-83. Ron, Bibliotheca Tinctoria, 517. (Inventory #: 3249)