The Complete Distiller Containing I The Method Of Performing The Various Processes Of

by Ambrose Cooper

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First edition

Full contemporary calf, skilfully rebacked First edition of a cornerstone English manual of distillation, uniting shop-floor practice with accessible chemistry. A working distiller by trade, Cooper states in his preface that he surveyed earlier literature and incorporated useful material from a contemporary French treatise, while supplying much from his own experience, aiming to make the whole delivered in the plainest manner for both professional distillers and

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