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Hyams, Edward

Plants in the Service of Man; 10,000 Years of Domestication

1971

29.14 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1971
Place of printing
London. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
Author
Hyams, Edward
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - General
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xiii, 222 pp, 33 illustrations and plates from photos and drawings, map endpapers, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, slightly worn at edge), signature on endpaper, else fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fascinating description of how weeds and wild plants were developed into food plants such as grain, fruits, vegetables, etc and into other useful plants to produce cotton, wine, narcotics, rubber, etc. By the author of numerous gardening books.