J.-G. HOUSSAYE. Monographie du thé. Botanical description, r - Lot 229

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J.-G. HOUSSAYE. Monographie du thé. Botanical description, r - Lot 229
J.-G. HOUSSAYE. Monographie du thé. Botanical description, roasting, chemical composition, hygienic properties of this leaf. Paris, l'auteur, 1843. In-8, midnight-blue percaline, cold-stamped decoration on covers and first plate adorned with a central gilt fleuron reproducing the title vignette (Publisher's boards). Vicaire, 447-743 /// (2f.)-160-(1f.) // (2f.)-251 // IX-160 / (2f.)-185-(1f.). Original edition illustrated with 17 hors-texte plates, a title vignette and an engraving for the advertisement for the La Porte chinoise store in Paris. Ex-libris René Chauveau. Lightly warped boards with 2 small holes in one spine, scattered foxing. Also included: E. RAOUL et DAROLLES. Culture du caféier... Paris, Augustin Challamel, 1897. In-8, spotted contemporary half-chagrin. Second edition, illustrated with a heliogravure frontispiece. Binding stained with damaged spines, stain reaching frontispiece. - A. RIANT. Le Café, le chocolat, le thé. Paris, Hachette, 1876. - Alcohol and tobacco. Ibid, id. 1876. 2 works in one volume, in-16, contemporary red half-chagrin. Second edition for the first volume containing 30 figures in the text and 35 figures in the second volume.
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