The Tanner's Key to a New System of Tanning Sole Leather, or the Right Use of Oak Bark, &c. containing several most important discoveries and documents, in addition to Sir Humphrey Davy's experiments and the late Sir Joseph Banks' reports to the Honourable East India Company
by BURRIDGE, John
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About This Item
London: Charles Frederick Cock, 1824. 12mo. (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches). xxiii, [1], 134pp. Modern cloth-backed marbled paper covered boards
Provenance: John Hepburn (early signature)
Scarce work detailing improvements to the vegetable tanning process using oak bark.
In addition to its discussion on the process of tanning crop hides, this work includes chapters on experiments with Terra Japonica (also referred to as Acacia Catcechu), issues regarding Naval dry rot, and commentary on London's monopoly of the leather trade, the leather trade in Ireland, and the benefits of free trade.
Provenance: John Hepburn (early signature)
Scarce work detailing improvements to the vegetable tanning process using oak bark.
In addition to its discussion on the process of tanning crop hides, this work includes chapters on experiments with Terra Japonica (also referred to as Acacia Catcechu), issues regarding Naval dry rot, and commentary on London's monopoly of the leather trade, the leather trade in Ireland, and the benefits of free trade.
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- Bookseller
- Donald Heald Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37806
- Title
- The Tanner's Key to a New System of Tanning Sole Leather, or the Right Use of Oak Bark, &c. containing several most important discoveries and documents, in addition to Sir Humphrey Davy's experiments and the late Sir Joseph Banks' reports to the Honourable East India Company
- Author
- BURRIDGE, John
- Format/Binding
- 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Frederick Cock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...