1834 · Heilbronn
by Clauer, August
Heilbronn: T. D. Classische Buchhandlung, 1834. Octavo (20 x 12 cm.), iv, 68 pages, untrimmed. Large folding plate (which includes six lithographic illustrations-the "6 Steinzeichnungen" noted on the title page) tipped-in at the rear. FIRST EDITION. A distilling manual outlining a method of making concentrated vinegars and brandies, from August Clauer, a "practical vinegar manufacturer and distiller." Included are diagrams and recipes for such spirits as Absinthe, Chocolade-Aquavit, Persico Italiano, and Englisch Bitter. In somewhat later blue wrappers. Untrimmed edges of the leaves somewhat soiled; some scattered foxing and toning; a very good copy. Rare. [KVK and OCLC note only one copy (Universitatbibliothek Greifswald); not in Noling].
(Inventory #: 7120)