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243 - [OENOLOGY]. A Practical Guide for Distillers of Spirits.

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€60 - 80

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27%

[OENOLOGY]. A Practical Guide for Distillers of Spirits. A practical guide from Leroy & Co. intended for professional distillers, illustrated with several reproductions of their equipment. Paris, Deroy, eldest son, 1894. In-8, paperback, printed and illustrated cover. 124 pp. and 1 folio of tables, several black-and-white figures in the text. Cover worn and soiled. Intended for winegrowers, home distillers, and professional distillers, this book combines technical explanations (heating procedures, rectification, alcohol content measurement) with a catalog of patented equipment from the Deroy company, one of the most renowned manufacturers of distillation apparatus. It is illustrated with numerous black-and-white vignettes depicting stills, distillation columns, boilers, vats, and winemaking accessories. The second part presents a catalog of the various Deroy devices, each with a description, a captioned illustration, and a price list. The interior is clean and in good condition.

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Collectible Books - First Editions - Illustrated Editions - Bibliophilia
Monday, November 23
02:00 PM
82, rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris, France

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Kâ-Mondo +33 1 48 24 26 10 km@ka-mondo.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 83,000 lots published

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