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Golden Tips; A Description of Ceylon and its great Tea Industry
by Henry W. Cave
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€209.83€188.84
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, and Company , 1900. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6". Henry W. Cave. A lovely first edition of this study of Ceylon and its tea industry by Henry Cave, in the original publisher's binding with handsome intricate gilt tooling to the boards and spine. The first edition of 1900 by Henry William Cave, a British author, photographer, publisher, and archaeologist. This guide of Ceylon and its tea industry was based off the numerous travels of the author to the country, on which he wrote numerous other titles. This guide to Ceylon's tea plantations is illustrated in text with numerous photographs by the author and a full page map of Ceylon. Collated, complete.In an extremely charming original publisher's full cloth binding adorned with intricate gilt tooling to the boards and spine. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt decorations to the boards and spine and gilt to the edges. Externally excellent with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head of the spine. Lacking the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated in text with numerous photographs by the author and a full page map of Ceylon. Collated, complete. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 787A21
- Title
- Golden Tips; A Description of Ceylon and its great Tea Industry
- Author
- Henry W. Cave
- Illustrator
- Henry W. Cave
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- ceylon tea first editions tea
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Shelf Wear
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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