The Romance of Tea: An Outline History of Tea and Tea-Drinking Through Sixteen Hundred Years, William H. Ukers. Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York & London, 1936. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½” tall., xiv 276 with 58 illustrations and photographs. Green cloth boards with gilt illustration to front, gilt spine titles. Pencilled notes to free endpaper; small area of printer’s ink to outside lower edge and otherwise contents are in fine condition. Fading to upper edge of rear board; light fading to boards; very light lean of spine. Lacking dustjacket.
A detailed narrative covering tea’s cultivation, history, social aspects, and worldwide adoption, from its Chinese roots to its establishment in the West. William H. Ukers was the founding editor of the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal.
