Signed 1St Edition

William H Ukers / All About Tea SIGNED 2 volumes 1st Edition 1935

William H Ukers / All About Tea SIGNED 2 volumes 1st Edition 1935
William H Ukers / All About Tea SIGNED 2 volumes 1st Edition 1935
William H Ukers / All About Tea SIGNED 2 volumes 1st Edition 1935

William H Ukers / All About Tea SIGNED 2 volumes 1st Edition 1935

All About Tea (SIGNED, 2 volumes). Title: All About Tea (SIGNED, 2 volumes) Publication: New York: The Tea And Coffee Trade Journal Company, 1935 Edition: First Edition. SIGNED by the author in Volume I. Xiv, 559; vi, 568 pp.

Chronology; Dictionary of Tea; Bibliography; Index. I; black & white frontispiece in Vol. II; illustrations throughout both volumes; maps. Green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering, map endpapers, in publisher's dustjackets.

Books are in near fine condition (minor bumping to corners; light age toning to endpapers). The dustjackets are in good condition with chips, closed tears and scrapers; partial spine splitting along front joint of Vol. II; small loss to spine heads. The definitive work on tea by William Ukers, regarded as the leading protagonist and the best informed writer. In the gathering of material for this work, Ukers made two trips to India, Ceylon, Jave, Sumatra, China, Japan and Formosa, and spent over two years researching in the principal libraries and museums of Europe and America... The first independent work fully covering all phases of tea; a super-encyclopdeia - comprehensive, authoritative - the definitive work on tea. Carpe Diem Fine Books has been in business since 1995 and are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our inventory offers a range of general antiquarian and collectible books and related materials in all fields. We have a particular interest in the history and literature of California and the American West. Located in a charming 1930's Carmel-stone building in historic downtown Monterey, we are open by appointment and by chance.

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William H Ukers / All About Tea SIGNED 2 volumes 1st Edition 1935