Author: GROOM, NIGEL.
Title: The Perfume Companion. A Connoisseur's Guide.
Description: First Australian Edition; Roy 12mo; pp. 192; illustrated frontispiece and title page, text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs, further reading, index, bound in original pink cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy. Ringwood, VIC; Viking; 1999. The book explores the history of perfume-making from ancient times to the present day, and explaines why and how it was used for all manner of purposes.

Keywords: fde perfume fashion miscellaneous sicence history