Recommended Tea Books

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:

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Tea Handbooks, Tea Guides

The Tea Companion - A Connoisseur's Guide
The Tea Companion – A Connoisseur’s Guide
Jane Pettigrew

All the Tea in China
All the Tea
in China
Kyril Bonfiglioli

The New Tea Book: A Guide to Black, Green, Herbal, & Chai Tea
The New Tea Book: A Guide to Black, Green, Herbal, & Chai Tea – Sara Perry

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Chinese Tea Books

The Chinese Art of Tea
The Chinese Art of Tea
John Blofeld

The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea
Alain Stella

Dim Sum : The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch
Dim Sum : The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch
Ellen Leong Blonder

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Japanese Tea Books

The Japanese Way of Tea
The Japanese
Way of Tea
Sen Soshitsu

Chado: The Way of Tea: A Japanese Tea Master's Almanac
Chado: The Way of Tea: A Japanese Tea Master’s Almanac – Sanmi Sasaki

Tea in Japan: Essays on the History of Chanoyu
Tea in Japan: Essays on the History of Chanoyu
Paul Varley

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Tea Etiquette, Tea Ceremony

Tea & Etiquette: Taking Tea for Business & Pleasure
Tea & Etiquette: Taking Tea for Business & Pleasure
Dorethea Johnson

Cha-No-Yu: The Japanese Tea Ceremony
Cha-No-Yu: The Japanese Tea Ceremony
Arthur Lindsay Sadler

The Tea Ceremony
The Tea Ceremony
Sendo Tanaka &
Seno Tanaka

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Tea Time, Tea Party, Tea with Friends

Tea With Friends
Tea With Friends
Elizabeth Knight

The Twelve Teas of Friendship
The Twelve Teas
of Friendship
Emilie Barnes

The Art of Tea and Friendship
The Art of Tea
and Friendship
Sandy Lynam Clough

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Cooking with Tea Books, Tea Recipe Books

Cooking with Tea
Cooking with Tea
Robert Wemischner
& Diana Rosen

The Book of Afternoon Tea
The Book of
Afternoon Tea
Lesley MacKley

Tea Recipes & Table Settings
Tea Recipes &
Table Settings
Catherine Calvert

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Green Tea Books

Green Tea Health Benefits & Applications
Green Tea Health
Benefits & Applications
Yukihiko Hara

New Tastes in Green Tea
New Tastes
in Green Tea
Mutsuko Tokunaga

The Book of Green Tea
The Book of
Green Tea
Diana Rosen

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Herbal Tea Books

Herbal Teas: 101 Nourishing Blends for Daily Health & Vitality
Herbal Teas: 101 Nourishing Blends for Daily Health & Vitality

20,000 Secrets of Tea
20,000 Secrets of Tea
Victoria Zak

The Herb Tea Book: Blending, Brewing, Savoring
The Herb Tea Book:
Blending, Brewing, Savoring
Susan Clotfelter

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Tea Health Books

Healing Teas: How to Prepare & Use Teas to Maximize Your Health
Healing Teas: How to
Prepare & Use Teas to Maximize Your Health

Kombucha Phenomenon: The Miracle Health Tea
Kombucha Phenomenon: The Miracle Health Tea
Betsy Pryor

Healthy Teas: Green-Black-Herbal-Fruit
Healthy Teas:
Green-Black-Herbal-Fruit
Tammy Safi

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Books about Tea Houses

How to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso & Tea Shop
How to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso & Tea Shop

Teany Book
Teany Book
Moby & Kelly Tisdale

Great Tea Rooms of America
Great Tea Rooms of
America
Bruce Richardson

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Teapots, Tea Wares


The Beauty of Chinese Yixing Teapots
Lim Kean Siew


500 Teapots: Explorations of a Timeless Design
Suzanne Tourtillott


Design for Tea: Tea Wares from the Dragon Court - Jane Pettigrew

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