LOFTUS, William R. Loftus's New Mixing and Reducing Book, for the use of publicans and spirit dealers and retailers in general. W.R. Loftus, Ltd. [c.1869]
Orig. black cloth, panelled in blind, lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed & marked. v.g.
¶Copac only lists copies of the c.1868 96pp edition with 24pp coloured ads; this edition is a slightly later variant. Includes lists of spirit dealers, how to purify tainted gin, examples in reducing rum, receipts for making up whiskey, how to improve the colour of gin, and other important spirit-related information.
Stock #83046
£180
46, Great Russell Street - (opp. British Museum) - Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3PA
