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Phillips, Henry

History of Cultivated Vegetable; Comprising their Botanical, Medicinal, Edible, and Chemical Qualities, Natural History and Relation to Art, Science and Commerce

1822

185,18 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1822
Luogo di stampa
London. Henry Colburn and Co.
Autore
Phillips, Henry
Edizione
Second edition, same year as first edition.
Soggetto
Nature - Botany Plant Hunting
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [22 x 13.5 cm]; 2 volumes in one, [i], vii, 383; [i], 480 pp, index. contemporary half calf, marbled boards, gilt spine title lettering on red leather label, rubbed, joint cracked but firm, few leaves lightly spotted but overall clean, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue 248, which cites the 1822 edition and an 1827 edition. The author describes all vegetables from artichoke to yam and including potato, sugar, capers, indigo, poppy, tea, hemp, herbs, etc, giving the history of each in detail.