EDIBLE PLANTS AND ANIMALS; Unusual Foods from Aardvark to Zamia
New York: Facts On File, 1993. Hardcover. 292 pages. 23.5 x 15. 5 cm. An exhaustive and offbeat compendium of the products of nature fit for human consumption, with fascinating gastronomical histories of more than 500 members of the plant and animal kingdoms. Entries cover the geographical origin of the foods, the derivation of their names, who ate them and why, and the methods of preparation. Also explored are the nutritive, medicinal and cultural significance of the foods, as well as which parts of each plant or animal are edible and which are poisonous. Interior, boards, and dust wrapper clean and crisp. Covered in protective mylar. Gray boards, black cloth covered spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. Item #4319
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