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Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
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ACCUM, Friedrich (1769-1838). A Treatise on the Art of Making Wine from Native Fruits; exhibiting the Chemical Principles upon which the Art of Wine Making depends; the Fruits best adapted for Home made Wines, and the method of preparing them. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1820.
12mo (187 x 108mm). Hand-colored engraved title-vignette; 24-pp. publisher’s catalogue at end. Contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, partially uncut (minor wear to spine end and corners).
FIRST EDITION. The catalogue at end contains several reviews of Accum's Treatise on Adulterations of Food. Bitting, p. 2; Simon 16; Vicaire 4.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil