1863 · Kalamazoo, Mi.
by Johnson, John Ja
Kalamazoo, Mi.: John Jay Johnson, 1863. 14,[1]pp., plus folding receipt. Original printed wrappers. A few minor chips, lightly soiled. Pencil ownership on rear wrapper. Two small repairs to folding receipt and titlepage versos. Interior leaves loose, text somewhat foxed, but overall quite good. A short pamphlet in which the owner of a patent for a new method of tanning animal skins describes the process and gives directions on implementing it to potential customers. The pamphlet comes with a deed which the buyer would fill out in order to demonstrate that he had bought the right to use the process. "In the Pamphlet which accompanies each deed, the Excelsior Tanning Process is familiarly explained, and the directions are so plain and complete that any one can speedily acquire a succesfull practice of the art." OCLC 9992409. (Inventory #: WRCAM51576)