Edgar Preyer (2 results)

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 152. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1901 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 152.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Exceptionally scarce volume on the production, marketing and sale of whiskey. Well illustrated and highly informative on the state of the US whiskey market at the dawn of the 20th century. Includes photographs of buildings, plant, people and/or processes at The Murphy, Barber & Co Distillery, Clermont, KY; Bernheim Bros, Louisville, KY; The Rugby Distillery, Louisville, KY; Sherwood Distillery, Cockeysville, MD; Sunny Brook Distillery, Louisville, KY; Hermitage Distillery (no location given); Braddock Distillery, Cumberland, MD; RE Wathen & Co, Louisville, KT; The Old Grand Dad Distillery, Hobbs, KY; Ferdinand Wertheimer & Sons, Louisville, KY; Old Kentucky Distillery, Louisville, KY; Atherton Distillery, New Haven, KY; Willow Spring Distillery, Nelson County, KY; Possum Hollow Distillery, McKeesport, PA; Mueller, Wathen & Kobert, Lebanon, KY; Philadelphia Pure Rye Whiskey Distillery, Eddington, PA; Paris Distillery, Paris, KY; Pure Rye Distillery Co, Burkittsville, MD; and the Meadville Distillery, Crawford Co., PA. To the rear are lists of all the Kentucky distilleries by district, the Pennsylvania distilleries, and a register of standard whiskey brands. There is probably some fun to be had matching the claimed histories of some current brands, with the facts as presented here. Frontispiece photo of Preyer and an advertisement to the rear offering his services as a whiskey supplier. All in good internal order with light toning but few marks. One small closed tear to one page. Endpapers toned. Bookseller's label to rear endpapers. Red cloth with gilt titling to front, well worn and marked with particular wear to edges and foot of spine. 8vo. 144pp.