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A sugar cane plant (Saccharum officinarum), its flower and sections of stem, bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.

Antilles islands: plants, trees, animals, agriculture, and customs of the people. Engraving, 1732, after S. Leclerc, ca 1671.

Question des sucres. Nouvelles considérations ... / [C.J.A. Mathieu de Dombasle].

Cuando reinaba su majestad el azúcar : estudio histórico-sociológico de una tragedia latinoamericana el monocultivo en Cuba, origen y evolución del proceso / Roland T. Ely.

Sweetness and power : the place of sugar in modern history / Sidney W. Mintz.

Fowlers West India treacle and pure cane golden syrup : recipes for the home / Fowler Ltd.

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Question des sucres. Nouvelles considérations ... / [C.J.A. Mathieu de Dombasle].

Antilles islands: plants, trees, animals, agriculture, and customs of the people. Engraving, 1732, after S. Leclerc, ca 1671.

Cuando reinaba su majestad el azúcar : estudio histórico-sociológico de una tragedia latinoamericana el monocultivo en Cuba, origen y evolución del proceso / Roland T. Ely.

Sweetness and power : the place of sugar in modern history / Sidney W. Mintz.

Fowlers West India treacle and pure cane golden syrup : recipes for the home / Fowler Ltd.