Gervas Huxley — Talking of Tea

London, Thames and Hudson, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated guide to tea drinking, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper with an inscription that reads: "For Harold, with the author's warmest regards. Christmas 1956." Illustrated throughout. A guide to the drinking of tea with chapters on the story and history of tea in England, the growth of tea, buying and selling, tea and the doctor, "out to tea", tea things, and much more. Written by Gervas Huxley, a British author and the son of English biologist and anthropologist Thomas Henry Huxley. Illustrated by Acanthus. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Minor fading with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Minor age toning to the endpapers with the previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Acanthus. Very Good .