ANONYME (Giovanni Paolo FEMINIS)
[EAU DE COLOGNE] Vertus et effets de l'excellente eau admirable, ou eau de Cologne
Sans nom d'éditeur|No Location s. d. (ca 1770)|17.5 x 23 cm|Une feuille
Rare first edition of one of the many promotional pamphlets extolling the virtues of the celebrated Aqua mirabilis, or "eau admirable", invented by Giovanni Paolo Feminis and produced through the distillation of grape spirits with neroli oil, bergamot, lavender, and rosemary.
Unless, of course, it is one of its many imitations.
€1,200