Magnificent descriptions of the cistus harvest in Andalucia, lavender in Provence, bergamots in Calabria, cinnamon in Sri Lanka, oud in Bangladesh, vetiver in Haiti, benzoin in Laos, roses in Bulgaria, etc. Tapping, boiling, picking, growing – modern processes alongside others unchanged for a few thousand years. The author has been working in the scent trade all his life. Beautifully produced, with a decorative cover under the jacket and lovely fine line drawings by Emily Faccini ornamenting each chapter.