Chembake wrote:
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> On Sep 27, 8:55 am, Mark Thorson <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > alysmorg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >
> > > Cocoa & Chocolate ,Their History From Plantation to Consumer 1920
> > > by Arthur W Knapp ,210 pages. Some fading to corner of front
> > > board,otherwise VGC.
> >
> > Your photos show it is not even close to very good condition.
> > I'd call it good minus.
> >
> > > Really superb and scarce book on the history of Cocoa and
> > > chocolate,packed with period photos.
> >
> > It is not at all scarce. You can go here to
> > find 72 listings for this book, starting at $8.32,
> > which is about 4 times cheaper than your
> > outrageously overpriced starting bid.
> >
> > http://www.addall.com/Used/
>
> Another museum piece?
There are far more im****tant books about cacao
and chocolate from that period, such as the books
by Whymper, Van Hall, etc. However, that book
does have many interesting pictures and a few
bits of interesting knowledge you won't find
in the others. The author describes the liquid
which flows out during fermentation and suggests
that could be a product of its own.
But the cacao-growing industry at that time
was much different from today. Cacao production
was concentrated in a small number of places.
Sao Thome had a huge share of the world market
at that time, but they are a minor producer
today because many new producers have entered
the market.
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