title: Quintessence: The Quality of Having It
text: # Quintessence: The Quality of Having It
  
  Quintessence: The Quality of Having It (ISBN 0-517-55089-X) is a book by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards, originally published in 1983 and reissued in 2001.
  
  In 1983 it was recommended by The New York Times as a potential Christmas present.
  
  