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Livres anciens et modernes

Hyams, Edward

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

1971

29,14 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1971
Lieu d'édition
London. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
Auteur
Hyams, Edward
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Gardening - General
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

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.