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Tea - a Journey in Time : Pioneering and Trials in the Jungle / by John Weatherstone
by Weatherstone, John
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About This Item
London : Quiller, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the quest for plants and seeds of commercial importance, every bit as valuable as gold to the British Empire, lead to the transportation of plants from one side of the world to the other. This volume examines the history of tea and examines the state of tea plantations as we enter the 21st century. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 315 pages; Physical desc. : xii, 315 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. ""Illustrated with fine colour plates, drawings, engravings and photographs from the past and present. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Tea --Tea trade --History
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156115
- Title
- Tea - a Journey in Time : Pioneering and Trials in the Jungle / by John Weatherstone
- Author
- Weatherstone, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Quiller
- Date Published
- 2008
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