Perfume : the ultimate guide to the world's finest fragrances / by Nigel Groom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groom, N. St. J.

Contributor:

Ferguson Hill, Tim, photographer.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perfumes.

Perfume.

Medical Subjects:

Perfume.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

192 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Distribution:

London : Running Press,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Running Press, 1999.

Contents:

Introduction

Part One. The Story of Perfume: The development of an Industry; Ingreidents and Processes; Principal Perfume Plants and Oils; Classification and Categories; Creation and Manufacture; Bottles and Designers; Choosing and Using

Part Two. The Perfume Directory.

Notes:

"A Quintet book"--Title page verso.

"This book was designed and produced by Quintet Publishing Limited ... London N7 9BH"--Title page verso.

Creative Director: Richard Dewing. Art Director: Paula Marchant. Design: Bailey Design Associates. Designers: Simon Bailey and Joanna Hill. Senior Editor: Claire Hubbard. Editor: Andrew Armitage. Photographer: Tim Ferguson Hill."--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy has dustjacket retained.

Running Press copy is "1" printing.

ISBN:

0762406062

9780762406067

OCLC:

43255066