http://www.thelitterbox.org/librum/i-dicks/index.htm
I found this while poking around the net the other day. It has some interesting information on alcohol, alcoholmetry, essential oils, fruit extracts, champagne, bitters, flavoring extracts, etc.
It has lots of other topics unrelated to brewing and distilling.
State of the art ca. 1875 I guess
Dick's Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes 1875
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