GENTIL, François. Dissertation sur le Caffé, Paris: chez l'Auteur & Pyre, 1787, 8°, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece by O. Michel (occasional light spotting), contemporary calf-backed boards (spine a little worn), bookplate of J. A. Mongez. [Bitting, p. 179]

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GENTIL, François. Dissertation sur le Caffé, Paris: chez l'Auteur & Pyre, 1787, 8°, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece by O. Michel (occasional light spotting), contemporary calf-backed boards (spine a little worn), bookplate of J. A. Mongez. [Bitting, p. 179]

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"The engraved frontispiece represents a branch of the coffee plant with flowers and berries, the dissected flowers and berries shown around the margin." (Bitting)

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