LEMERY (Nicolas). COURS DE CHYMIE (COURSE OF CHEMISTRY) containing the manner of carrying out the operations which are in use in medicine, by an easy method. With reasoning on each operation... New edition, revised, corrected & enlarged... by M. Baron... Paris, d'Houry, 1756. In-4° of [6]-23-1-945 pages, marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (contemporary binding). Edition illustrated with an attractive vignette at the head representing a chemical laboratory, 9 folded and engraved plates, 2 of which explain the most common chemical characteristics. Also contains numerous recipes for perfumes and liqueurs. Small holes on the spine (Dorbon, 2601).