Sugar
Liverpool: Fairrie and Company Limited, 1925. First Edition. Signed inscription by the author. Tall octavo, xiv, 233 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered red cloth-covered boards. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white. Geoffrey Fairrie’s Sugar, published in Liverpool in 1925, is a contemporary study of the sugar industry, covering production, refining, manufacturing methods, and the commercial organization of the trade. Illustrated with numerous photographic plates, it offers a useful record of early twentieth-century industrial practice from an author closely connected with the British sugar business.
Provenance: From the library of Dr. William Woys Weaver, acclaimed American food historian and author, acquired directly from his historic home, Roughwood, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Slight rubbing and wear, corners bumped, some scattered foxing and discoloration, else in very good condition. Item #616
Price: $250.00