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In the late eighth century a writer called Lu Yu wrote the first book entirely about tea, the Ch’a Ching, or Tea Classic.

Since then thousands more books about tea have followed, some of them good, some not so good. Here are some of the good ones; the ones we recommend:

Tea Handbooks, Tea Guides

The Tea Companion – A Connoisseur’s Guide Jane Pettigrew		All the Tea in China Kyril Bonfiglioli		The New Tea Book: A Guide to Black, Green, Herbal, & Chai Tea – Sara Perry
Art of Tea Osho		The Way of Tea: The Sublime Art of Oriental Tea Kam Chuen Lam		The Book of Tea Kakuzo Okakura
Tea: Addiction, Exploitation, & Empire Roy Moxham		Tea Basics - A Quick & Easy Guide Wendy Rasmussen		The Spirit of Tea Sen, XV Soshitsu

Chinese Tea Books

Japanese Tea Books

Tea Etiquette, Tea Ceremony

Tea & Etiquette: Taking Tea for Business & Pleasure Dorethea Johnson		Cha-No-Yu: The Japanese Tea Ceremony Arthur Lindsay Sadler		The Tea Ceremony Sendo Tanaka & Seno Tanaka
Tea Time at the Inn Gail Greco		Taking Tea at the Savoy Anton Edelman		The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea Helen Simpson

Tea Time, Tea Party, Tea with Friends

Tea With Friends Elizabeth Knight		The Twelve Teas of Friendship Emilie Barnes		The Art of Tea and Friendship Sandy Lynam Clough
If Teacups Could Talk Emilie Barnes		Totally Teatime Cookbook Helene Siegel		Country Tea Parties Maggie Stuckey

Cooking with Tea Books, Tea Recipe Books

Green Tea Books

Herbal Tea Books

Tea Health Books

Books about Tea Houses

Teapots, Tea Wares