Art de Fabriquer Le Sucre de Betteraves

Paris: Bachelier, 1825. First edition. Octavo (21cm) in quarter calf; xvi, 558p., 6 fold. plates. Binding is tight but well worn (spine illegible); some of the fold-out plates are slightly mis-folded, and one has a small hole; else, the book is overall VG to VG-:The text block is surprisingly clean and bright. Hardcover.

Topics: Sugar; Beets and beet sugar.  Food, Cooking, Agriculture, Confectionaries, Technology. Industry. Sweets. Uncommon.