A Brief History of Tea
by Moxham, Roy
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1845297474
- ISBN 13
- 9781845297473
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About This Item
London, UK: Constable & Robinson/Little, Brown Book Group, 2009. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. The Extraordinary Story of the World's Favourite Drink. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. No defects, just a very nice gently used book. Tea has a strange and murky past, as this history elucidates. Imported into the West from China in the 17th century, its high price and heavy taxes made it an immediate target for smuggling and dispute at every level, with international incidents like the notorious Boston Tea Party. In China itself the British financed their tea dealings by the imposition of the opium trade. British planters set up huge tea plantations in Africa, India abd Ceylon, buying and selling workers like slaves This is quite a history. B/w illustrations, Maps Types ans Grades of Tea, Glossary, Weights and Measures Chart, Bibliography and Index. 258 pages . 5 x 7.8 inches. 2009, Constable & Robinson/Little, Brown Book Group, London, UK
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025427
- Title
- A Brief History of Tea
- Author
- Moxham, Roy
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1845297474
- ISBN 13
- 9781845297473
- Publisher
- Constable & Robinson/Little, Brown Book Group
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- BEVERAGES CHINA BRITAIN OPIUM TRADE BOSTON TEA PARTY BRITISH PLANTERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. General;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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