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Auction archive: Lot number 18

McHARRY, Samuel.

Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
US$2,375
Auction archive: Lot number 18

McHARRY, Samuel.

Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
US$2,375
Beschreibung:

* McHARRY, Samuel. The Practical Distiller: or an Introduction to Making Whiskey. Harrisburgh, PA: John Wyeth, 1809. 8vo (200 x 120 mm). (Some overall browning and spotting.) Contemporary calf, red morocco lettering-piece gilt (some wear and repairs, joints rubbed). FIRST EDITION, one of the earliest American distilling manuals. "The following receipts are intended to convey all the instruction necessary in the science of distilling, and producing from the growth of our own farms, the best spirits of every description, and such as I flatter myself will supersede the use of all imported liquors" (Introduction). McHarry includes directions for producing spirits using rye, corn, buckwheat, apples, peaches, pumpkins, and turnips, and includes instructions on how to purify whiskey and produce spirits similar to French Brandy. Estimate $1,200-1,800

Auction archive: Lot number 18
Auction:
Datum:
12 Nov 2018
Auction house:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
1338 West Lake Street
Chicago IL 60607
United States
info@lesliehindman.com
+1 (0)312 280 1212
Beschreibung:

* McHARRY, Samuel. The Practical Distiller: or an Introduction to Making Whiskey. Harrisburgh, PA: John Wyeth, 1809. 8vo (200 x 120 mm). (Some overall browning and spotting.) Contemporary calf, red morocco lettering-piece gilt (some wear and repairs, joints rubbed). FIRST EDITION, one of the earliest American distilling manuals. "The following receipts are intended to convey all the instruction necessary in the science of distilling, and producing from the growth of our own farms, the best spirits of every description, and such as I flatter myself will supersede the use of all imported liquors" (Introduction). McHarry includes directions for producing spirits using rye, corn, buckwheat, apples, peaches, pumpkins, and turnips, and includes instructions on how to purify whiskey and produce spirits similar to French Brandy. Estimate $1,200-1,800

Auction archive: Lot number 18
Auction:
Datum:
12 Nov 2018
Auction house:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
1338 West Lake Street
Chicago IL 60607
United States
info@lesliehindman.com
+1 (0)312 280 1212
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