Traité chimique de l'air et du feu

First French edition, translated by Baron de Dietrich. Introduction by Tobern Bergman, professor of chemistry and pharmacy. One folding plate with 5 figures. Translator's notes at end of volume.
Contemporary full marbled blonde sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with 5 compartmented fleurons. Brown morocco title-label. Foot slightly worn in part. One tear along upper joint. Corners slightly bumped.
Work in which Scheele demonstrates the discovery of oxygen in air, a discovery made independently of that of Joseph Priestley. The author observes that there are two gases in air, one of which is sensitive to combustion. Scheele also seeks to analyze through several described experiments the implications of air composition for respiration, blood, and plant growth.