Description: A Treatise on the Culture, Preparation, History and Analysis of Pastel, or Woad: The Different Methods of Extracting the Coloring of Matter, and the Manner of Using It, and Indigo, in Dyeing, C.P. De Lasteyrie, To Which is Added, Information Upon the Art of Extracting Indigo, from the Leaves of Pastel, Translated from the French, by H.A.S Dearborn. Printed by Rowe & Hooper, Boston, 1816, 140 pp, 8 x 5”, original boards, 8vo. In fair condition. Front board nearly detached. Soiled and damp stained original paper boards. Spine worn with original label. Previous owner’s names on front fly leaf. Inscription from translator on fly leaf. Toned text block and stained. Chipped fore edge. Rear board stained. Binding intact, but shaken. Please see photos. Scarce and quite unusual. Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn was an American soldier, lawyer, author and statesman. Dearborn was the first Presidents of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a member of the Society of Cincinnati, and the author of many books. The text explains everything conceivable about pastel and indigo, including history, analyses and processes, extraction, harvesting and diseases RAREA1816BPQA
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Year Printed: 1816
Topic: Botany
Binding: Hardcover
Author: C.P. De Lasteryrie & H.A.S. Dearborn
Subject: Dyeing
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Rowe & Hooper
Place of Publication: Boston
