Études sur la bière, ses maladies, causes qui les provoquent, procédé pour la rendre inaltérable, avec une théorie nouvelle de la fermentation.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1876

€ 300 / 400

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Beschrijving lot

8vo; 12 pl. (foxing, folds on 1st ff., pl. IX cut too short with loss on number).

20th-c. half red sheep, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands (some sl. rubbing on spine).

First edition of this important study on fermentation, yeast and beer making, that revolutionised the brewing industry. Ill. with 12 lithographic plates, each protected by a tissue guard, and 85 woodcuts in-text.
Ref. Duveen 461. - Hommage à la mémoire de Louis Pasteur, 216.
Prov. Ex dono dated 1912 (ms. entry).