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Chicago: Wahl-Henius Inst. of Fermentology, 1911. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto, xvi + 411 pp., b/w illus., map, footnotes, index. "From prehistoric times to the beginning of brewing science and technology." Green cloth bound book w/orange & blue stamping to the front cover & spine in very good cond. Just a few small, light spots on the front cover & spine. Just the lightest wear to the corners & head & heel of spine. Page XIII/XIV has a small tear at the top. O/W in a solid binding and really quite/very good cond. Scarce. Not ex-lib. Former owner's ink sig. on front attached end paper o/w no writing or marks.

1911. First Edition . Signed. ARNOLD, John P. Origin and History of Beer and Brewing. From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology. Chicago: Alumni Ass'n of the Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology, 1911. Tall quarto, original pictorial orange- and black-stamped green cloth, patterned endpapers. $3200.First edition of Arnold's widely praised and comprehensive history of beer, spanning the prehistoric era through the late 18th century, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: ""With compliments to the Misses ___, by the author John P. Arnold."" With rare publisher's 16-page prospectus laid in.Written for the 25th Anniversary of Chicago's famous Wahl-Henius Institute, this is widely regarded as the first comprehensive book on beer-making. Its author, John P. Arnold, was a writer and editor for Der Braumeister and Siebel Technical Review, two Chicago brewing journals. He skillfully orients the history of beer within the larger… Read More