Dialogues in Chemistry, Intended for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young People, in which the First Principles of that Science are Fully Explained. To Which are Added Questions and Other Exercises for the Examination of Pupils.
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1809. Second edition, corrected, with additions. First edition published in 1807. All editions are scarce in commerce. With eight plates (two in each volume) and tables and equations throughout. Dedicated to chemist Humphrey Davy. Some cracking at hinges, but binding remains sound. Clean throughout aside from some foxing to first and last few leaves. A very good, attractive set. Contemporary tree calf. Gilt-ruled spine with red morocco labels. Two volumes, twelvemo. [10], 288; [4], 300, [21, index], [3, ads] pp. Item #17450
Jeremiah Joyce (1763 - 1816) was a Unitarian minister, writer, and political radical. In his opposition to the war against revolutionary France, became involved with Thomas Hardy and John Horne Tooke of the London Corresponding Society. He was arrested at the same time as Hardy’s and Horne Tooke’s treason trials, though was soon acquitted and released. Joyce earned most of his income from his literary output, publishing scientific, mathematical, and religious works (often under the pseudonym “J.J.”). His major work was the six-volume series Scientific Dialogues (1800-1805), plus A Companion to the Scientific Dialogues (1809); the popular series went through various revised editions up until his death. He also wrote Letters on Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1810), another science text for young readers.
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