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Text/BRAND NEW & Bright., w/faint discoloration to endpapers. Olive green linen boards/NF w/light rubs to edges and spine. DJ/None. PO name pencilled to front cover verso. Home Economics. First published 1903; this is the 2nd Revised Edition of 1927. Practical primer on chemistry and bacteriology, particularly microorganisms in the house. 12 chapters in 3 sections: Section One, Molds: Chapter II, The General Nature of Molds; III, Conditions Favoring Mold Growth; IV, The Decay of Fruit; Useful Molds; Mold Diseases, Section Two, Yeasts: V, Yeasts & Their Distribution; Vi, Yeasts in the Household; VII, Bread Raising; Fermented Liquors. Section Three, Bacteria: VIII, The General Nature of Bacteria; IX, Bacteria Which Live on Dead Food; X, The Preservation of Food; Drying; Cooling; XI, The Use of Preservatives; XII, Preservation by Canning; XIII, Milk; Eggs; Ptomaine Poisoning; XIV, Disease Bacteria; XV, Prevention of Distribution of Contagious Diseases; XVI, Practical Suggestions; and XVII, Disinfection, followed by Appendix. Seller Inventory # 04q0448
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Title: BACTERIA, YEASTS, AND MOLDS IN THE HOME : ...
Publisher: Ginn & Company, Boston, MA
Publication Date: 1927
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Second Revised Edition, First Thus
