Item #1861 The Olive; Its Culture in Theory and Practice. Arthur Tappan Marvin.
The Olive; Its Culture in Theory and Practice
The Olive; Its Culture in Theory and Practice

The Olive; Its Culture in Theory and Practice

San Francisco: Payot, Upham & Company, 1888. Hardcover. 146 pages. 26 x 17 cm. 16 plates. The history of the olive - various species, growing climate and soil, fertilization, grafting, pruning, pests, harvest, extraction, clarification and storage of the oil. Introduction reproduces a letter to Elmwood Cooper, Esq. of Santa Barbara. The author declares Mr. Cooper the "Father of American Olive Culture in California". Pages lightly toned, covers rubbed at edges. Green boards, title in gilt. Very good. Item #1861

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