Coffee - A Bibliography. A Guide to the Literature on Coffee

Nowadays much of the marketing of a premium coffee depends upon the authenticity of what is said about it. Cup quality, specificity, selectivity and environmental practices are all vital ingredients in a successful marketing mix, but so too increasingly is history. Hünersdorff’s monumental two volume book is an invaluable tool for raising historical coffee consciousness. With well over 15,000 entries, it is extremely comprehensive. COFFEE: A Bibliography, as well as describing volumes, papers and journals, frequently quotes at some length relevant passages of the original works. This is particularly the case with coffee’s early history and discovery by European travellers, and its subsequent impact on the culture of east and west.