The Pioneers, 1825-1900 The Early British Tea and Coffee Planters and Their Way of Life by John Weatherstone ISBN 13: 9780907621683

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Salem House Publishers, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Salem House Publishers. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Quiller Press, 08/21/1986. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Quiller Press, 1986. Hardcover. Good.

Quiller Press, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1991 reprint. Black boards. Light marking to endpapers.. Dustwrapper complete though some fading at spine

London: Quiller Press, 1986. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 224pp.incl.index; HB blk.w/gilt; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ green w/gilt; slight rub w/spine&edges sunned. Growing tea & coffee in India & Ceylon between 1825 & 1900. illus.

Quiller Press. Very Good. 0907621686. 1986, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1986. Hardcover.

London: Quiller Press, 1986. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE, VIRTUALLY AS NEW IN NEAR-FINE DUST JACKET WITH SMALL PRICE LABEL.

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London, England: Quiller Press Ltd., 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 224 pages, Folio. Out of Print. Illustrated with engravings, photographs and drawings of the past. Includes preface, foreword, appendix, bibliography, index, maps, &c. Minor shelfwear to DJ: light rubbing along edges and covers. In mylar. Previous owner's small bookstamp on back inside cover. Spine is cocked very lightly to right. Otherwise, tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..

London: Quiller Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. large quarto. 1st printing. DJ spine slightly sun faded. Book unread.

London: Quiller Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 224 pages including index. One hundred and fifty years ago the British planter arriving in India or Ceylon could hardly expect a bungalow, a deep freeze, a television - let alone an orderly estate of tea bushes. The scene would rather be the dense tropical jungle, disease-carrying insects, and prowling beasts of prey. He would work and live alone, and bivouac for months on end under tropical rains with but the scantiest of provisions. That is why this book is entitled The Pioneers. Author, who was a planter in Ceylon, has done much research covering the pre 1900 period, putting together a description in words and pictures of how these pioneers lived. Amazingly, although a few books of personal reminiscences by planters have been published in the distant past, Weatherstone's achievement has never before been attempted.... To anyone who has lived in India, Ceylon, Imperial China - or indeed… Read More