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 (2 Volumes)

Fortune, Robert

Published by John Murray, London, 1853

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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 by Robert Fortune. (London: John Murray, 1853), third edition, two volumes, 315 pages and 298 pages respectively, illustrated with 29 engravings, one hand colored fold-out map, in original brown speckled cloth boards with gilt titles and beautiful decorations on front board.

VERY GOOD+ CONDITION with chipping to top and bottom of spine, binding covers and gilt VERY BRIGHT and nice which is unusual. NOT ex-library and NO bookplates present. Both volumes now protected in brodart archival-quality mylar protectors. Please see photos and ask any questions you may have.

Robert Fortune (1812-1880) was a Scottish botanist who first visited China in 1842, as a collector for the Royal Horticultural Society, where he collected numerous plants, several of which were named after him. In 1848, he returned to China, this time on behalf of the East India Company, to collect plants and seeds of the tea-shrub. He provides excellent descriptions of Hong Kong and China, of Chinese customs, industry, language and flora, missionary activity, opium consumption, and the cultivation and processing of tea. In 1851, Fortune successfully introduced two thousand tea plants and seventeen thousand sprouting seeds into the north-west provinces of India.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 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 (2 Volumes)
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 1853
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good