Bidspirit auction | GUIDOTTI, Angelo Maria Alberto

GUIDOTTI, Angelo Maria Alberto - Nuovo trattato di qualsivoglia sorte di vernici comunemente dette della China. Formate secondo, che si pratica in Francia, in Inghilterra, et in altre parte dell' Europe. Bologna Lelio dalla Volpe 1764 8vo, 175 pages, with 2 engraved plates at the end of the vol. Foxing in text. Old vellum binding (tear in lower board, inner hinge broken, last lvs. loose) Scarce, first edition. Containing dozens of recipes for the preparation of paints and dyes, and not only: like a book of ”secrets”, it lists preparations for the distillation of brandy, for gardening and home care; medicinal remedies and numerous cooking recipes.