Jean-Baptiste BAUBY
Guide complémentaire du guide pratique et du guide raisonné de la fabrication de la bière[Supplementary Guide to the Practical Guide and the Analytical Guide to Beer Brewing]
Typographie de A. Roux|No Location 1874|22.2 x 28 cm|Broché
Very rare first edition illustrated with 14 plates, three of which are in colour, issued as a supplement to the "Guide pratique de la fabrication de la bière" and the "Guide raisonné de la fabrication de la bière" published in 1867 and 1868.
Not in Vicaire or Bitting. Oberlé, Fastes, 1125, does not record this supplement.
Spine restored with minor losses, small marginal defects to the boards, and a stain along the right margin of the upper cover.
The author was a hop dealer and purveyor of brewery equipment in Strasbourg and in Gray (Haute-Saône).
This volume reflects the advances achieved by the brewing industry, particularly in northern France and in Belgium.
€1,200