Wallerius Elementa metallurgica 1768
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METALLURGY. WALLERIUS, JOHAN GOTTSCHALK. Elementa metallurgiæ speciatim chemicæ conscripta. Atque observationibus, experimentis et figuris ænis illustrata. Holmiæ (impensis Carol. Abr. Askergren, literis Johan. Edman) 1768.
8:o. (18, including engraved title), (1)-440 pp. Engraved title, 1 engraved vignette, 1 folding engraved plate (all).
Later (late 19th century) half vellum, somewhat worn spine label, red edges. Pp. 433 to end with some worming in inner part. A few leaves at the beginning with mended or other wormholes in inner part. Bookplate of Carl Sahlin.
First edition of Wallerius's lectures on metallurgy at the University of Uppsala.
From the library of Carl Sahlin.
Carl Sahlin (1861-1943), industrialist, writer on the science of mining and metallurgy.
He started his collecting as early as 1897 as a student of mining. Later he became head of the Ironworks part of the Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB (1893-1900), and then manager at Laxå Bruk. President of the Swedish Iron and Steel Works´ Association 1904-1928, delegate of the Swedish Ironmasters´ Association. He wrote extensively about mining and foundry history (also numismatics) and founded Bergslagets library and museum. He was also one of the founders of the Technical museum in Stockholm, to which museum he also donated his vast collections on mining and related history, including part of his library in 1933.
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6249
Datum:
2015-12-15