The Tanners Key To A New System Of Tanning Sole Leather Or The Right Use Of Oak Bark C Containing

by John Burridge

$500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Modern cloth-backed marbled paper covered boards Provenance: John Hepburn early signature Scarce work detailing improvements to the vegetable tanning process using oak bark. In addition to its discussion on the process of tanning crop hides, this work includes chapters on experiments with Terra Japonica also referred to as Acacia Catcechu , issues regarding Naval dry rot, and commentary on London's monopoly of the leather trade, the leather trade in

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