GOTTHARD, Johann Christian.

Die Cultur, Fabrikatur, und Benutzung des Tabacks, in ökonomischer, medicinischer und cameralistischer Hinsicht.

3 p.l., 424 pp., one leaf of errata. 8vo, cont. marbled boards (some rubbing), flat spine gilt, contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Weimar: Gädicke Bros., 1802. First edition of a rare book. Gotthard (d. 1813), was professor of economics at the University of Erfurt and a member of many scientific and economic societies. In this work, he describes the history and cultivation of tobacco in America, Asia, and throughout Europe. He also discusses tobacco substitutes. There is much on the cultivation and manufacture of tobacco and its economic importance. Gotthard provides interesting chapters on the medical uses of tobacco. Very good copy. Stamp of Wilhelm Schlösser. Bookplate of Rainer Immensack. ❧ Arents 1151.

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