An excellent copy of the revised second edition of this, the seminal reference work on the History of Commercial Baking.Originally serialised in The British Baker, it was published as a complete record to provide the trade with a permanent practical guide and serves as an exhaustive technical manual covering every aspect of bread making, from raw material science to mechanical handling. Illustrated throughout it features photographs of the bakeries on the Queen Mary. Large 8vo. 519pps original publishers cloth with no ownership marks.