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RARE BOOK '' Two Visits to the Tea Countries of China'' and the British Tea Plantations in the

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Title: RARE BOOK '' Two Visits to the Tea Countries of China'' and the British Tea Plantations in the Himalaya By Robert Fortune vol. 1

Date/Period: 19th - 20th century

Materials: rare books

Description: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Two Visits to the Tea Countries of China and the British Tea Plantations in the Himalaya; With a Narrative of Adventures, and a Full Description of the Culture of the Tea Plant, the Agriculture, Horticulture, and Botany of China. (London: John Murray, 1853), third edition, two volumes, 315 pages and 298 pages respectively, illustrated with 23 engravings, one hand colored fold-out map, in original brown speckled cloth boards with gilt titles

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