Tea Manufacture: Its Theory and Practice in Ceylon
by Moppett, H. J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): H. W. Cave & Co., 1922 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (6) 98 (4) pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, 1. A Brief Explanation of the Processes of Tea Manufacture; 2. Treatment of Leaf in the Field; 3. Withering; 4. Rolling; 5. Fermenting; 6. Firing; 7. Sifting;8. Packing; 9. General; Appendix: I. London Conditons of Sale of Indian and Ceylon Tea; II. Colombo Bye-Laws and Conditions of Sale of Tea by Auction; III. Native Woods of Ceylon Suitable for Tea Chests; IV. Specimen Record of Manufacture; V. Specimen of Colombo Tea Catalogue; general notes. First Edition, 1922. Small rubbed sponts to board panels, witn 2" rubbing along bottom fore-edge front board, and minor edge wear. Light foxing to prelim margins, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and illustrated endpapers..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000673
- Title
- Tea Manufacture: Its Theory and Practice in Ceylon
- Author
- Moppett, H. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H. W. Cave & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- FOOD & WINE TEA CEYLON MANUFACTURING THEORY AND PRACTICE
- Bookseller catalogs
- FOOD & WINE;
- Size
- 8vo
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