THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE; OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY'S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY). THE LIFE OF A WONDERFUL BOY WRITTEN FOR BOYS. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1856. Small octavo, illustrations and diagrams, original brown cloth. First U.S. edition. The life and scientific theories of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) presented for young readers. 1858 gift inscription on front free endpaper. Several minor scuffs to cloth, mild scattered foxing, a very good copy with gilt still bright on spine. (#113065).
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