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The Enchanted Tree
by [Promotional Brochure with Drinks Recipes - Matte]
Brazil: Epoca, 1939. Folded brochure, (19 x 8.5 cm). A promotional brochure for Brazil's matte industry, pitching the tea-like beverage to American consumers. Includes information on the process of making matte, and testimonials supposedly supplied by Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, as well as the "famous French scientist" Shunk de Goldfein (!), about whom this researcher finds nothing. Several recipes are included, as well as the mythological tale of the origin of matte. Best of all, the brochure is...
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£72.84
Nouveau manuel complet du Limonadier, Glacier, Cafetier et de l'Amateur de Thés et de Cafés - nouvelle édition entrièrement refondue par N. Chryssochoïdès
by [Roret (Paris)]
Paris: Encyclopédie Roret, 1901. Small duodecimo, vi, 352 pages. Advertisement. Illustrated with seventy-six figures in the text. Later edition. A complete manual for the café or other business selling lemonades, coffee, tea, ices and ice creams, and other refreshing diversions. In original publisher's illustrated wrappers, with some wear to the spine, otherwise generally very good. In attractive, custom clamshell box.
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£161.86
Overland Tea
by [China] Tea chest label
China. Very good. Tea chest label, 13 x 14 3/4", black & red printed on tissue with black floral border. Text reads "Overland, NH P B No. 3. Extra Choicest New Season's First Crop Gunpowder Tea, Direct From China". Mounted on foam core & shrink wrapped, very good. HKD850.
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£89.02
Carre Casse-Tete
by [China] High Life Tailor Montmartre, Paris
Otherwise very good condition. French advertising card with color illustration of a two young Chinese gilrs working on a Chinese geometric paper puzzle, and instructions on how to do the puzzle printed below in French. With advertising text for the Parisian tailor on the verso. Not dated. 2 1/2 x 4 1/4", two small ares of text missing on verso. HK581.
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£60.70
Making of Tea Chests
by [Tea; China]
London, 1821. Very good. Aquatint from Ackermann's Repository of Arts, illustrated British periodical published from 1809-1829. Pl 33 Vol XII. Charming print of Chinese Tea Industries workers on a porch sawing, hammering and assembling tea chests. 5 3/8 x 3 1/2"
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£76.88
Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnae Britanniae... An Act to continue two several acts therein mentioned; one for securing the growth of Coffee in his Majesty's Plantations in America, and the other for the better securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America
by [Acts & Ordinances: Coffee, Sugar Trade]
London: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1738. Octavo-sized, title plus one leaf. Removed from larger collection of acts. Near fine.
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£121.40
'Blind Shampoo'
by [Japan]
1880. Ca. 1880 original hand colored albumen print titled 'Blind Shampoo'. Showing the traditional Japanese shampoo, a form of massage performed by a blind person. The image shows a reclining woman in kimono, under a green quilt, with a blind shampooer dressed in a red robe behind her. A tea pot resting on a brazier is in the foreground. The lady rests on her side, possibly reading or writing. 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in, mounted on board. Image slt faint at upper half of print, o/w very good. HKD775.
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£80.93
Japan, Arbuckle Coffee Co. geographical Advertising Card
by Japan] Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co
New York: Arbuckle Bros., 1893. the Japanese have the most advanced civilization of any nation on Asiatic soil" Postcard size lithographed advertising card, with scenes of Japanese dancers portrayed on a fan, and with a juggler to the right and an acrobat to the left. On the verso is a description of "Grind your Coffee at Home." and text on Japan, describing Japanese jugglers, acrobats, Festivals, and wrestlers. Text slt rubbed at verso, o/w very good.
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£36.42
Monographie du The. Description Botanique, Torrefaction, Composition Chimique, Proprietes Hygieniques de cette Feuille
by [Tea] Houssaye, J.G
Paris: Published by the author, 1843. First edition. Hardcover. Finely illustrated important monograph on tea and tea manufacturing. Contents include the history of tea cultivation, origin, chemical composition of tea, medical properties of tea, and preparation of tea. Includes an important bibliography of books written about tea, to that date. 8vo, (iv,) 160pp, 17 full page engraved plates. Plum cloth, gilt decoration & title on spine. Back cover lower corner chipped, foredge sunned. Internally, some...
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£263.02
A General Description of the hearbe cha... most noble drink
by Ogilby, John after Nieuhof; Hollar
London, 1673. Print. Very good condition. An early image of a tea plant from "An Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China..." Ogilby's English edition was a translation of the original by Joan Nieuhof, first published in Dutch in 1665. The image including text is 7 x 13 1/2" on paper 9 3/4 x 15 1/2"
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£222.56
Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks : Sspressos, Cappuccinos, Lattes, Mochas, And More!
by Tekulsky, Mathew
New York, New York: Crown Publishers. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1993. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. 96 pages: 5.5 x 7.5 in.: 1: KB#003934: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. "With its more than 100 captivating recipes, not only shows you how to make all the standard gourmet coffee drinks, but also introduces you to the exciting flavors of such unusual treats as Chocolate Cream Coffee, Spiced Coffee Cider, Blended Banana Coffee, Cappuccino Royale, Butterscotch Cappuccino,...
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£12.95
Two Sworn Depositions in a Legible Secretarial Hand
by MARITIME -- Violence at Sea
Boston, 1849. unbound. Two sworn depositions in a legible secretarial hand, detailing a violent incident on board the ship Harrisburg on a voyage between New Orleans and Boston -- a fight between the cook and the captain occasioned by a lack of coffee. 2 pages and 5 pages, 15.25 x 9.75 inches, Boston, October 9, 1849, each on lined paper bound at the top with red ribbon threaded through two brass-rimmed punch-holes and sealed with orange wax, with printed Commonwealth of Massachusetts notary forms...
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£161.86
Photograph Album of images of Japan
by [Photography; Japan]
1893. Hardcover. A collection of 74 hand-tinted albumen photographs on paper, loosely tipped into album pages. The original owners name on the inside front cover reads "E. M. Griffill (or Griffin?) Yokohama, March 12th 1902." The photographers are not identified, but these are stock images, measuring approx. 5 1/8 x 3 1/2". Subjects include landscapes in many towns, predominantly Nikko, Kyoto, Nara and Osaka, tea cultivation and river tea house, geishas, shrines, etc. A sample of some titles - 746...
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What Is Chanoyu
by Mittwer, Gretchen
Kyoto: Tankosha, 2008. Fine/Fine. As new 8vo softcover in Fine dj with obi, 176 pages, ills colour & bw, 13 x 19 cm. 'What Is Chanoyu?' is an informative book about the Japanese tea ceremony. It was originally conceived as an aid for any Japanese person who wants to know more about chanoyu and be able to offer a solid, basic explanation to anyone who does not speak Japanese. The text is written in a straightforward and enlightening way, opening up the often esoteric realm of chanoyu to the familiar...
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£24.24
The Afternoon Tea
by Hofflin, Florence (compiler); Mero, L. V. (illustrator)
[Minneapolis]: The Buzza Company, 1929. Tall, stapled and cord-sewn booklet (26 x 11 cm.), [48] pages, including blanks at the end for handwritten recipes. Illustrated with two color vignettes. Printed throughout in black and green. FIRST EDITION. Author and illustrator information from title page verso, "Compiled by Florence Hofflin, designs by L.V. Mero". An attractive publication from the Craftsman School-influenced novelty publisher, The Buzza Company. Topics include Beverages, Sandwiches, and...
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£48.56
The Book Of Chanoyu Tea The Master Key To Japanese Culture
by Channell Soei, Randy
Kyoto: Tankosha, 2016. Fine/Fine. As new large 8vo softcover in Fine DJ and obi, 96 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 26 cm, Japanese/English text. Authored by tea master Randy Channell Soei, a Canadian who came to Japan in 1985 to study martial arts and now lives and works in Kyoto, this insider's look at the traditions, rituals, and terminology surrounding 'chanoyu' (the way of tea) describes and illustrates every aspect of the Japanese tea ceremony in vivid detail. Not only does the book provide...
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£23.07
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by [Handbill - Coffee Scoops]. Melville, F.H
New York: F.H. Melville, Manufacturers' Agent, 1880. Handbill (14.3 x 8.25 cm.), single leaf, printed recto only. Illustrated advertisement for Spring Brass Coffee and Spice Scoops. "They make goods show up to a good advantage". With size options, and price list. Offered by F.H. Melville, a New York manufacturers' agent. Fine.
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£28.33
The Story of Ty-phoo and the Birmingham Tea Industry
by Williams, Ken
London: Quiller Press. 1990. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 132 pages. Cleverly entwines the early days of the tea trade with the story of Birmingham from its time as a small town. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£9.51
Golden Tips. A Description of Ceylon and its Great Tea Industry
by Cave, Henry W
London: Samson Low, Marston & Company, 1900. Octavo (22.8 x 15 cm.), 474, [2] pages. Illustrated with photographs by the author. All edges gilt. FIRST EDITION. A handsome and profusely illustrated survey of Ceylon and its tea industry, by a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and author of several other titles on the South Asian island nation, now identified as Sri Lanka. In very attractive gilt-stamped, white buckram.
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£323.72
Oriental and Occidental Tea Co., New York, advertising trade card
by [Tea] Advertising trade cards
Color trade card showing western children in a Japanese setting being served tea by a Japanese woman in a kimono. Advertising card with text on the back of the card: "The Best is the Cheapest in the End" with further text. 3 x 5 ". Slt damage to text in two places at lower end of card, o/w very good. HKD190.
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£20.23
Coffee Cookery
by Dyer, Ceil
Tucson, Arizona: HP Books. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Soft Cover. 160 pages: 8.5 x 11 in.: 1.4: KB#004882: Copy has ISBN# 0895860341 printed on back cover by publisher, but this is the incorrect # (publisher's error). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. LCCN# 78-61888. "How to enjoy tantalizing coffee magic in over 200 delicious tested recipes for foods & beverages: Almond Mousse, Barbecued Spareribs, Honey-Nut Muffins, Coffee Fudge. Scrumptious main dishes, desserts, candies!":...
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£12.14
Coffee, From Plantation to Cup: A Brief History of Coffee Production and Consumption; With an Appendix Containing Letters Written During a Trip to the Coffee Plantations of the East and Through the Coffee Consuming Countries of Europe
by Thurber, Francis Beatty
New York: American Grocer Publishing Association, 1885. 10th ed. Hardcover. Moderate insecting and damping discoloration to exterior; else clean and tight within; about very good(-) overall.. Quarto in brown stamped and gilt-titled pictorial cloth; xiv, 416 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations, tables, folding chart ; 24 cm. Coffee -- Processing. Coffee brewing. Café -- Traitement. Café -- Infusion. Coffee. Coffee brewing. Coffee -- Processing. Thurber, Francis Beatty, 1842-1907.
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£91.45
Tea Pickers With Baskets
by [Tea]
Very good condition. Hand tinted albumen photograph of a large group of women and children (mostly girls) tea pickers, standing in a group before heading out to pick tea, 2 holding hats, 3 in shawls, 18 bare headed with a steep green slope behind them. Some of the children are quite young; there is an adult male hiding his face behind a girl and a shaven head boy with his back toward the camera. 10 x 8 1/2", laid on paper.
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£101.16
Tea & spice receipt, Arnaud & Green (Late Blakistons & Green) Grocers and Tea Dealers, No. 29 Strand, near York Buildings, London, February 1795
by [Tea]
Receipt from London tea dealer listing tea (Fine Green Tea, Fine Souchong) as well as sugar, coffee, split pease (sic), and grits. To a Mr. Michie. Three horizontal folds, very slightly creased, short split at folds. Handwritten note at verso "Grocer's bill 1795". 7 1/2 x 9 3/4" HK3490.
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£364.18
Gathering of Tea. Aquatint
by Sutherland, Thomas; Robert John Thornton
London: Thornton, 1808. Very good overall. Sweeping view of tea gathering in China, a large impressive aquatint, after the Chinese artist Sango-so. The commanding scene shows a trio of tea gatherers in the foreground at work in a large tea plantation, two additional tea gatherers in the middle ground near an elegant pavilion, and mountains in the distance. From Thornton's 'The Philosophy of Botany, Being Botanical and Philosophical Extracts'. 21 1/2 x 17 1/4" on paper with wide margins. Faint toning...
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