First edition. 8vo. Pp. [x], 290, [4]. Black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Drawings by Robin Moore Ede. Bibliography, Acknowledgements. Author portrait illustration to rear dustwrapper flap by Rachel Cooper.
Stamped "Proof/ Damaged" to f.f.e.p., else Fine.
Winner in the non-fiction category of the D.H. Lawrence Prize. A quest for the world's most wondrous honeys and their healing powers, initiated by a spell of recuperation on an Italian organic farm, following the author's injuries in a hit-and-run accident. "An extraordinary handbook on the art of escapism... unusual, compelling and restorative." –Alexander Waugh, Mail on Sunday