[Spices/herbs; Ceylon/Sri Lanka]

Cardamoms in Ceylon: With the Compliments of the Growers. [Cover title; caption title: Cardamoms. (Elettaria Cardamomum)].

[Colombo: Cave & Co., Printers, circa 1910].

Oblong booklet (18 x 14 cm.), [16] pages. Text illustrations from black-and-white photographs. FIRST & ONLY EDITION. A promotional pamphlet published by the cardamom growers of Ceylon, with information on cardamom cultivation, cardamom use in cooking, medicine and perfume, and trade statistics. The tentative date is derived from statistical data for 1909 contained in the text. Original pictorial self-wrappers. Some soil and discoloration to wrapper margins, light additional wear, else very good. Unrecorded. [OCLC locates no copies].

Price: $125.00