FONTENELLE.Livre Rare Book
Manual of the Art of Making and Refining Sugar from Beets Including the Cultivation of the Plant and the Various Improvements in the Manufacture. Translated from Portions of the Treatise of M. M. Blachette and Zoega as Published with Additions by M. J. de Fontenelle
18361727Boston: March Capen & Lyon 1836. First American edition. In publisher’s half cloth with printed panels. Binding rubbed stained. Pages discolored except for the first and last quires. Otherwise in fine condition. First American edition. In publisher’s half cloth with printed panels. 2 151 1 p. and 1 large folding plates. <p><br /> First American edition of this uncommon book about beet sugar manufacturing. <br /> <p><p><br /> A translation of L.-J. Blachette and Frédéric Salvator Zoéga’s Manuel du fabricant de sucre et du raffineur Paris 1826. The large folding engraved frontispiece contains 12 views of the technical apparatus used in beet sugar manufacture.<br /> <p><p><br /> Scarce on the market Rarebookhub shows only two records Charles Wood: 1969; 1982 WorldCat locates 3 copies worldwide. <br /> <p>. March, Capen & Lyon unknown
Foldvaribooks · Hongrie2 081,20 $US≈ 1 760,90 €
