THE MYSTERY AND LURE OF PERFUME
Book Details + Condition: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. (London). First Edition, 1927. 247 pages; Illustrated. Contents include: The First Garden of Flowers; Perfumes used by Early Civilized Races; Perfumes used by the Persians and Arabs; Perfumes used by the Ancient Greeks; Incense and its use from Ancient Times; The Making of Perfumes; Odours Derived from Animal Secretions; and much more. Tight binding; rubbed corners and edges; light shelf wear to boards, with minor discoloration; toned endpapers and foxing to first few pages; text is clean and unmarked.