Coffee.- Ellis (John) An Historical Account of Coffee, first edition, engraved folding...
Coffee.- Ellis (John) An Historical Account of Coffee, first edition, engraved folding frontispiece by John Miller after Simon Taylor (offset), stain at head to few ff., light scattered spotting and surface staining, disbound (all loose), housed in modern green cloth drop-back box, edges uncut, [Henrey 682; Nissen BBI 1584; ESTC T36289], 4to, for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1774.
*** John Ellis (c.1710-76), worked for many years as a trading agent in the West Indies, during which period he acquired a detailed of knowledge of numerous American plants.
Provenance: The Leeds Library. All of the books have library stamps and markings, most are in library bindings.
Coffee.- Ellis (John) An Historical Account of Coffee, first edition, engraved folding frontispiece by John Miller after Simon Taylor (offset), stain at head to few ff., light scattered spotting and surface staining, disbound (all loose), housed in modern green cloth drop-back box, edges uncut, [Henrey 682; Nissen BBI 1584; ESTC T36289], 4to, for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1774.
*** John Ellis (c.1710-76), worked for many years as a trading agent in the West Indies, during which period he acquired a detailed of knowledge of numerous American plants.
Provenance: The Leeds Library. All of the books have library stamps and markings, most are in library bindings.
