LEMERY (Louis) - Lot 521

LEMERY (Louis) [Traité des alimens... Troisième édition revue, corrigée et augmentée... par Jaques Jean Bruhier, docteur en médecine Paris, Durand, 1755] (title pages missing). 2 volumes in-12: LXXX, 552pp. / 595pp. 2f. Title pages absent. Contemporary marbled fawn basane, spines rubbed, headpieces torn off, rubbing and wear, red edges. The most complete edition (with Bruhier's additions) of this famous work. Several passages on wine. Louis Lemery was the son of the famous chemist Nicolas Lemery. Also included: DÉJEAN (Antoine HORNOT): Traité raisonné de la distillation, ou la distillation réduite en principes. Paris, Savoye, 1777. In-12: XVI, 461pp, (2). Contemporary marbled fawn basane, ornate ribbed spine, red title-piece, cold fillet framing the boards, rubbing and minor spotting, gilt fillet on the edges, marbled edges. Famous work on distillation. The work is a complete treatise on distillation, with detailed descriptions of the various processes for preparing distillates, filtering liqueurs and fermenting. The recipes are numerous: eau de vie, wine alcohol, fruit liqueurs, flowers and spices, orange blossom and various other flowers, ways of coloring liqueurs, aromatic plants, quintessences, eau d'or, d'argent, coffee, chocolate, ratafia, oils, syrups and infusions.