ELDERHORST, Blow-Pipe Analysis, 1873, Determinative Mineralogy, Chemistry, Spectra Plate

William Elderhorst; edited by Henry B. Nason and Charles F. Chandler. Elderhorst’s Manual of Qualitative Blow-Pipe Analysis, and Determinative Mineralogy. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, copyright 1873. Octavo. Publisher’s brown cloth with blind-stamped decoration and gilt spine lettering. Includes a frontispiece table of spectra after Kirchhoff and Bunsen with tissue guard.

Moderately worn; cloth frayed at spine ends and corners; front hinge tender; ink owner inscription to upper title page; title tissue guard creased; interior leaves toned with light handling marks.