Descriptive Catalogue Fluid Solid Extracts, First Edition (1 results)

VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J. PURPLE/BROWN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE AND FRONT COVER WITH A GILT ILLUSTRATION OF THE BROTHERS IMPROVED WATER-BATH APPARATUS (PAT NOV. 10, 1868) ALSO ON FRONT COVER MIMICKED IN BLIND ON REAR COVER, & BROWN COATED ENDPAPERS. CLOTH BOARDS FADED, SPOTTED, SOILED EVINCING A WORKING COPY WITH WEAR AND SMALL BIT OF CLOTH LOSS AT THE CORERS AND SPINE-ENDS, A COUPLE OF SMALL HOLES AT REAR GUTTER AND REAR SPINE EDGE. THERE ALSO IS A "GEM DRUG STORE" (GRINNELL IOWA) STAMP ON BLANK PAGE FOLLOWING THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER WITH SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER OF THE STORE S. E. GUTHRIE / CHARLESTON (IA) / 5/16th/71. A VERY NICE TIGHT AND INTERNALLY CLEAN COPY OF THIS RARE 19TH CENTURY FORMULARY. THE BURROUGHS APPARATUS IS EVIDENCE THAT BOTH DOCTORS AND SOME PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURES WERE AWARE OF THE DAMAGE THAT HEAT CAN CAUSE TO DELICATE FLUID AND SOLID EXTRACTS. THE BROTHERS ESTIMATED THAT AS MUCH AS 50% OF THE THEN CURRENT LARGE MANUFACTURES USED DAMAGING STEAM-HEATED METALLIC SURFACES TO PROCESS THEIR EXTRACTS AND FLUIDS. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.