Description
Vintage pre-WWII organic chemistry laboratory manual used for hands-on instruction in classic “wet lab” methods (distillation, recrystallization, functional group work, and small-scale preparations). Published by Macmillan and written by noted American organic chemists Roger Adams and John R. Johnson.
Key details and selling points:
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Elementary Laboratory Experiments in Organic Chemistry (Macmillan)
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Third Edition, reprinted 1940 (3rd ed. originally issued 1930)
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Vintage snapshot of how organic chemistry was taught before modern instrumentation dominated labs
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Provenance: handwritten ownership “Edwin Joseph Tuthill / Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn” (historic Brooklyn engineering school lineage)
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Student-used copy with period pencil notes/reaction schemes on some pages; includes at least one loose note card with chemistry notations (as found)
Condition notes (see photos):
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Green cloth boards with spotting/soiling, edge/corner wear, and spine-end rubbing; spine labels intact
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Staining/spill marks visible in the lower inner margin area on some pages
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Interior shows student annotations, sometimes extensive (examples shown)
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