The Art of Perfumery
by G.W.Septimus Piesse
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Londdon: Longmans, Green and Co., 1879 The art of perfumery and the methods of obtaining the odours of plants, the growth and general flower farm system of raising fragrant herbs with instructions for the manufacture of perfumes for the handkerchief, scented flowers, odourous vinegars and salts, snuff, dentifrices, cosmetics, perfumed soap etc.
To which is added an appendix on preparing artificial fruit essences.
xix, 506pp plus advertisements to the rear.
Well illustrated with wood engravings throughout.
Nominal ageing fore and aft.
Size 210x150mm
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25354s56
- Title
- The Art of Perfumery
- Author
- G.W.Septimus Piesse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Londdon
- Date Published
- 1879
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Wadard Books PBFA
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Farningham, Kent
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The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.