Chemistry of the Crystal Palace
Subtitle: a popular account of the chemical properties of the chief materials employed in its construction
By: by Thomas Griffiths ...
Contributors: Savill and Edwards
Publisher: John W. Parker & Sons
Published: 1851
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Crystal Palace (London, England); Chemistry, Technical -- 19th century.; Building materials -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes "Appendix.": p. [194]-224 and "Index" : p. [225]-236.

MASS copy: Bound in tan calf tooled in blind with the spine tooled in gold; a.e. marbled.  Spine with maroon leather title label tooled in gold.  Board edges and turn-ins tooled in blind.  Upper pastedown endpaper pasted with label: "Whibley, 2, Westbourne Place W.".  With prize inscription dated 1856: "Mary Hannah McClure  In testimony of the admirable examination passed in the properties of atmospheric air.  From her teacher.".  With ownership inscription dated 1956: "[Theo?] Flavell".  Possibly a prize binding.
Table of contents: title: Introductory; title: Iron; title: Zinc; title: Tin; title: Lead; title: Copper; title: Gold and silver; title: Wood and other organic materials; title: Glass.