A gorgeous book printed on heavy paper with faux dust jacket flaps. The history here is four centuries of tea in Britain and America, from its introduction in London in hte mid-1600s to modern times. Much of the history shows how tea played an important part in the development of both nations, including tea trade funding Parliament and the Boston Tea Party, tea boycotts for abolition, tea in the novels of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, and the 19th century introduction of tea houses where women were allowed to go unescorted. There are lush illustrations, including political cartoons, paintings, and photographs. Like New. First published by the National Trust in 2001. Benjamin Press. 2014. Paper. USED. $20.00