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The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

The American Distiller, Michael Krafft. First Edition.

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The American Distiller, Or, The Theory and Practice of Distilling

Michael Krafft

First edition, first printing of the first book on distilling published in America. Dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, "'the munificent patron of the sciences" and complete with the two engraved folding plates showing "Form of a Still intended to evade my patent" and his own distillery plan. Featuring chapters detailing Krafft's distilling technology and system, and 72 recipes for "simple waters," "compound waters," and cordials, as well as recipes for "usquebaugh", "the famous Irish usquebaugh" and "green usquebaugh" printed at the rear. A very important document in the history of distilling, and quite scarce, particularly in this unrestored condition (Amerine & Borg, 2033).

Philadelphia: Printed for Thomas Dobson, Archibald Bartram, Printer, 1804. Bound in contemporary sheep, spine ruled and titled in gilt, no restoration present; pp. (xviii), 10-151, [22], 152-219. Binding remains secure. Wear, rubbing and a couple stains to boards with a few scattered divots in the leather. Internally complete, with a bit of foxing and dampstaining to endpapers, foxing and a few stains scattered throughout the text, loss to corner of the flyleaf, minor offsetting from plates. Overall, a very good example in a rare contemporary and unrestored state.

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