1693 Coffee Tea & Chocolate Apothecary Medicine Native American China Dufour

1693 Coffee Tea & Chocolate Apothecary Medicine Native American China Dufour

Philippe Dufour’s “Curious Treatise of Coffee, Tea, & Chocolate” is a fascinating 17^th-century on the health and wellness benefits of confections. Dufour, a Marseille-born spice dealer and apothecary, was obsessed with tea, cocoa, and coffee and their role in society around the world. This treatise deals with proper preparations of these drinks, how and when to drink them, different varieties from around the world, and observations their effects.

Note that this 1693 edition contains the highly desirable frontispiece which depicts a Turk, a Chinese man, and a Native American Indian each drinking their own hot beverage. Other illustrations throughout this book depict tea leaves, cocoa plants, coffee bean plants, all in their native lands and much more!

Item number: #22792

Price: $1095

DUFOUR, Philippe Sylvestre

Traitez nouveaux et curieux du cafe, du the et du chocolate. Ouvrage egalement necessaire aux medecins

The Hague: Adriaen Moetjens, 1693.

Details:

• Collation: complete with all pages
  • 404, [4]
  • 4 engravings, including frontispiece
• References: Sabin 21146; Wellcome II p. 494
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~5.75in X 3.5in (14.5cm x 9cm)
• Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at over $2,400

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