Illus. with drawings by Meg Rutherford. Jacket. First Edition. NY: St. Martin's Press, [1972].
A fascinating and deeply researched book on the history of vegetables and fruits, with chapters by subject. Beyond the usual suspects, some of the unusual produce covered are akee, angelica, pignuts and carraways. skirret, seaweeds, scozonera and burdock, colocasia and family, evening primrose, celandines and family, rampion, and more. Fine condition; scarce.
