Spall Coffee (1 results)
Published by Batavia, W. Ogilvie, 1863
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB, London, United KingdomHünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Large 8vo. [4] + xii + 256p, [1] woodcut plan, tables. Publisher's cloth with original label entitled 'Landsdrukkerij Batavia' pasted on frontcover. First edition. A report on planting coffee (pp41-172) and cinnamon (pp173-253) in Ceylon in 1861, sponsored by the colonial gover…nment of the Dutch East Indies. The first 40 pages of the volume are devoted to a general description of the island, its inhabitants, and financial administration including chapters on rice growing, the arak trade, and pearl fishing. A fresh copy. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1412. Mueller, p198.