The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D.; Coe, Michael D Coe ISBN 13: 9780500016930

Thames & Hudson, 1996-05-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.5000 9.4000 6.3000.

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hc. Good+. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

Thames & Hudson, 1996-05. Hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Cloth, 280 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket price-clipped on the front flap. "'The food of the gods': Delicious indulgence or cause of migraines? Aphrodisiac or medicinal tonic? Religious symbol or Mesoamerican currency? This tale of one of the world's favorite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socioeconomics and culinary history to present for the first time a complete and accurate history of chocolate. The story begins some 3000 years ago in the jungles of lowland Mexico and Central America, with the tree Theobroma cacao and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into a beverage. Chocolate was consumed in generally unsweetened liquid form and used as currency by the sophisticated Maya, and the Aztecs after them. The Spanish conquest of Central America introduced chocolate to Europe as a luxury item; then industrialization made it a food for the masses. From… Read More

London: Thames & Hudson, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bar light dust spotting to top of block all is in fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. Well illustrated. Smart brown boards with bright gilt titling. Near fine unclipped d/j. 8vo. 280pp

New York: Warner Books. Hardcover. 1998. 1st Edition. 8vo 370pp . Very Good+ in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs. Slight bump to top protruding edge of rear cover . Slick was lead singer in the famous 60s rock-and-roll band, Jefferson Airplane .

New York : Thames and Hudson, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Subjects; Chocolate History. Cocoa Trades History. Beverages. Food. Botanical chemistry. Cocoa trade. Chocolate; production.

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1996-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 3.8071 cent in x 23.8579 cent in x 15.9898 cent in.

Thames & Hudson, 1996-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!