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1935 · 06088 — NY: The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Company 1935. USA Presumed 1st printing of the Second Edition 1935 The book originallly appeared in 1922. This may be a special edition with a presentaation printed to the half-title page: "Presented by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau as a contribution by The Member Countries of the Biureau to the spread of factual knowlege about coffee". No markings hinges solid there is touch of moisture instrusion quite slight to the lower corner of the frotn endpaper and extending to about page 25 making the corner tip slightly wavy no staining otherwise about Very Good copy lacking the dust jacket. Umber cloth with gold titles map endpapers xiv 818pp index. Colour frontis showing Coffee plant colour plate showing Coffee varieties facing page 200 and colour plate showing roasted coffee facing page 243. Hundreds of B&W photos and illus in text. This book first appeared in 1922; this is the revised edition of 1935. This is really an excellent reference on the history cultivation etymology chemistry commercial merchandising of coffee. There are fascinating chapters on the coffee trade coffee in literature and Fine art coffee drinking in Paris coffee apparatus coffee customs and manners. There is an excellent bibliography of 35 pages as well. A heavy book. 6.0 JM HOQ 102/3. 2nd. Hardcover. Good/Lacking the Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Company Hardcover