Brown Gold : The Amazing Story of Coffee by Uribe C., Andres - 1954

New York: Random House, 1954. [1954]. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full pictorial brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Tan endpapers. [xiv] + 237pps. + 30 pages of plates. Stated First Printing. There are a couple of bumps to the fore-edge, which has caused crinkling in the margins of some pages. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has moderate general edgewear, with a couple of chips to the top of the rear panel; the original price is intact.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...<big>W</big>ant to enjoy the most delicious coffee you ever tasted? Once you've read this book, you'll know all there is to know about the Monarch of Beverages -- its origins, its benefits, its role in manners, morals and politics, its status in inter-American relations, and how, despite a chunk of fish in the coffee pot, it came to be known as 'The American Drink.'..."</b></font><br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . First Edition. Cloth.