Uppsala

First edition of this dictionary compiled by the Reverend Magnus Swederus, who in the first part of his life was a leading figure in the Swedish book trade, with several important works of chemistry among his publications, notably Carl Wilhelm Scheele's Chemische Abhandlung von der Luft und dem Feuer and Torbern Olof Bergman's Opuscula physica et chemica, published in 1777 and 1779 respectively. Swederus was also behind a considerable number of periodicals, as well as lending libraries.

Brown

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Royal Academy of Sciences of Uppsala.
Tears and corner lacks to spine and boards, a small dampstain to upper right corner of leaves.
Rare fascicle illustrated with one plate hors-texte at rear containing 5 figures.

First edition.
A small lack marginal to head of upper cover.
Rare.