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ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF BEER AND BREWING: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology. by Arnold, John P - 1911

by Arnold, John P

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF BEER AND BREWING: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology. by Arnold, John P - 1911

ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF BEER AND BREWING: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology.

by Arnold, John P

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Chicago: Alumni Ass'n of the Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentation Technology, 1911. First edition. Minor rubbing to spine ends, some dustiness to edges, bookplate of James Birtley McNair to front fixed endpaper, else about fine. Original green pictorial cloth decorated in dark blue and orange, large octavo (7 x 10 inches), xvi, 411 pp. Illustrated.

A comprehensive cultural and technical history of beer and brewing. A classic in the literature of brewing. Well represented in library collections, but quite scarce in commerce. Ex libris James Birtley McNair (1889-1967) an economic botanist and author of books on the chemistry of food production, fermentaion, etc. Noling p. 41.
  • Bookseller Chanticleer Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Minor rubbing to spine ends, some dustiness to edges, bookplate of James Birtley McNair to front fixed endpaper, else about fin
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  • Publisher Alumni Ass'n of the Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentation Technology
  • Place of Publication Chicago
  • Date Published 1911

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Origin and History of Beer and Brewing

by Arnold, John P

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Chicago: Wahl-Henius Inst. of Fermentology, 1911. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto, xvi + 411 pp., b/w illus., map, footnotes, index. "From prehistoric times to the beginning of brewing science and technology." Green cloth bound book w/orange & blue stamping to the front cover & spine in very good cond. Just a few small, light spots on the front cover & spine. Just the lightest wear to the corners & head & heel of spine. Page XIII/XIV has a small tear at the top. O/W in a solid binding and really quite/very good cond. Scarce. Not ex-lib. Former owner's ink sig. on front attached end paper o/w no writing or marks.
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Origin and History of Beer and Brewing

Origin and History of Beer and Brewing

by ARNOLD John P

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1911. First Edition . Signed. ARNOLD, John P. Origin and History of Beer and Brewing. From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology. Chicago: Alumni Ass'n of the Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology, 1911. Tall quarto, original pictorial orange- and black-stamped green cloth, patterned endpapers. $3200.First edition of Arnold's widely praised and comprehensive history of beer, spanning the prehistoric era through the late 18th century, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: ""With compliments to the Misses ___, by the author John P. Arnold."" With rare publisher's 16-page prospectus laid in.Written for the 25th Anniversary of Chicago's famous Wahl-Henius Institute, this is widely regarded as the first comprehensive book on beer-making. Its author, John P. Arnold, was a writer and editor for Der Braumeister and Siebel Technical Review, two Chicago brewing journals. He skillfully orients the history of beer within the larger… Read More
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