The Discovery of Chocolate - first UK edition

by James Runcie - signed

Fighting along side Cortez, the protagonist, Diego de Godoy, falls in love with a native American woman who initiates him into the sensuous secrets of chocolate. Destined to wander the centuries with his greyhound Pedro, Diego seeks the perfection of chocolate and the meaning of life.

Book has navy cloth boards stamped in gold on the spine. Straight and clean, appears unread, author's signature flat-signed on the title page.

Jacket is fine, mylar-protected, price-intact at GBP12.99.