Forbes, R.J.

A Short History of the Art of Distillation. From the Beginnings up to the Death of Cellier Blumenthal.

Leiden: E.J.Brill, 1970.

Large octavo, 405 pages. Second edition, following the first edition of 1948. An indispensable work on the history of distillation of spirits. From the Alexandrian chemists, through the Arabs and the Middle Ages to Brunscwygk, Boyle and Lavoisier. Illustrated throughout with illustrations from earlier works, and with an extensive bibliography. A fine copy in the scarce dust jacket.