AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE PRINCIPLES OF BREAD-MAKING

Jago, William

London: Offices of, circa 1889. Hardcover. Early edition of Jago's primer for breadmakers, an elementary text designed especially for working bakers. Illustrated with several in-text diagrams, the volume surveys such subjects as the chemical composition of bread, fermentation, and yeast and flour testing. 12mo: 132 pp. with ads printed on the endpapers. Original coated green cloth binding, with black-stamped borders and titling. Pencil annotations to the diagram on page 49. Bookplate tipped-in on the front endpaper. The rear hinge is just starting and still quite sound. Some light edgewear to the boards; else very good. Very good. Item #80387

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