Lot n° 141
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SCIENCE/BOTANY] - Lot 141
SCIENCE/BOTANY]
HOUSSAYE (J.G)]
Monographie du thé, Paris, author's house, no date.
An in-8 volume in full blue percaline, gilded decoration on the front cover, smooth spine with : 160 pages, (1) advertisement "A la Porte chinoise", 17 plates out of text.
Rare self-published work on tea, with botanical description, roasting recipes, detailed chemical composition and hygienic properties.
Enclosed in an envelope is a 4-page report on all of Mr. Leroy's cultivations, and particularly on tea cultivation.
Some foxing. Cover faded.
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