Monographie du The. Description Botanique, Torrefaction, Composition Chimique, Proprietes Hygieniques de cette Feuille.
Paris: Published by the author, 1843. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo, (iv,) 160pp, 17 full page engraved plates. Plum cloth, gilt decoration & title on spine. Back cover lower corner chipped, foredge sunned
Finely illustrated important monograph on tea and tea manufacturing. Contents include the history of tea cultivation, origin, chemical composition of tea, medical properties of tea, and preparation of tea. Includes an important bibliography of books written about tea, to that date. Internally, some light foxing otherwise good + condition. Good + overall. Item #20625
Price: $275.00
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