Le Tabac, sa culture au point de vue du meilleur rendement

Paris, 1868. FIRST EDITION. 6 folding tables, typographic tables in the text. Original yellow printed wrappers. An excellent copy in original condition. First edition of this economic and chemical analysis of tobacco based on years of growing and marketing experience. The text is divided into two parts. The first describes twelve types of tobacco and how to make their leaves into cigarettes. The author breaks down how each species burns, what chemical additives should be included, and proper materials for rolling. The second part provides information on maximizing profits from tobacco cultivation, including land usage, the ideal number of leaves per plant, how many cigarettes a plant should render, and nicotine concentrations.
Schloesing (1824-1919) was a French soil chemist and director for l’École d’application des manufactures de l’État. Along with colleague Achille Muntz, Schloesing proved that nitrification is a biological process in soil.