Pomona's Harvest: An Illustrated Chronicle of Antiquarian Fruit Literature
Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2317429
ISBN: 0881923362
First edition. Edges faintly foxed, publisher order form and receipt laid in, showing the book was originally purchased for $59.95.
433 pp. "An intriguing history of books about fruit from antiquity to the Industrial Revolution, including many beautiful engravings from key works. The relationship of pomology to social history and the history of ideas is explored, and there is a bibliography describing more than 600 fruit-related sources."
Price: $30.00
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