An Account of the New Method of Extinguishing Fires by Explosion and Suffocation. Introduced by Ambrose Godfrey of Covent-Garden, Chymist. Wherin a Description is given of several Machines and their Uses, together with plain and sufficent Directions for the proper Application of them...By the Introducer.
London: Printed in the Year, 1724.
Price: $2,750.00
About the item
First edition. One Engraved headpiece of house on fire. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern marbled boards.
Item #35013
An interesting work for those curious about the history of fire suppression and of applications of chemistry to (mostly urban) living in the 18th century.
