Instruktsiia sluzhashchim v kazennykh ochistnykh skladakh Lifliandskoi gubernii Lifliandskoi gubernii (Instructions for Employees of State Clearing Warehouses of the Livonian Province) [Wine and Spirits]

Riga: Tipo-litorafiia V. P. Matveeva, 1900. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 3/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [3], 6-57, [3], 3-28; green wraps, printed in black and ruled with an elaborate border; illustrated with tables, including large, fold-out ones; small loss of paper to tips of spine; a bit of creasing to corners; two faint, penciled-in numbers to front wrap; in good to very good condition.A comprehensive manual for employees of state wine and liquor warehouse, it covered qualifications for the workers (sober, reliable, literate, etc.), duties, financial obligations, and so on. It also outlined the techical details of manufacturing wine and spirits, storage, safety, etc.