Nov 25, 2014 - Sale 2368

Sale 2368 - Lot 384

Price Realized: $ 406
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(SUGAR.) Higgins, Bryan. Del Modo de Perfeccion la Fabricacion del Vomo. 43 manuscript leaves. Folio, unbound leaves; stitch holes in inner margin, minor ink burns. Np, circa 1801-10?
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A manuscript Spanish translation of a published 1801 work by Higgins titled 'Observations and Advices for the Improvement of the Manufacture of Muscovado Sugar and Rum," Part III. It was likely created to give Cuban sugar planters access to the latest in Jamaican refinement technique.