A Daibo Coffee Manual by Katsuji Daibo

A beautiful and faithful reprint of this cult classic, detailing, in microscopic detail, Tokyo coffee legend Katsuji Daibo's philosophy on everything from brewing methods to tools, flowers to cafe ambiance, staff attitude to the perfect tumbler, etc., all in 32 beautifully printed pages. The now-impossible-to-find first edition was hand letterset in Hounbusha Press's smallest lead type. This edition faithfully recreates the look, feel, and specialness of the original, but is not letterpress printed. A Daibo Coffee manual isn't just a primer for the aspiring cafe-owner, it's a small hymn to the act of making and sharing coffee.