Pp. xii, 525; 158 text-figures (fine line-drawings). Publisher's original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, thick lg 8vo (25 x 17 cm, 10 x 6.75 inches). A comprehensive book on tropical vegetables, primarily directed to South-East Asia, but of values throughout the tropics. The volume presents an account of the scientific background - soils, fertilizers, pests, and climate - and of the nutritive values of vegetables (from the jacket flap). No ownership marks but there is a blue sticker labeled "A & U" on the inside jacket flap.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.75. Seller Inventory # G004635008XI3N01
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Seller: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Thick octavo. B&W line drawings in text. Condition: minor nicking & light wear to DJ; else fine in very good DJ. Pages: xii, 525. Seller Inventory # 7931
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Seller: GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 004635008X. 16972, bright clean copy, with chipped dustjacket, name on endpaper, no other markings, binding tight, Professional booksellers since 1981. Seller Inventory # 165858
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Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
, 525 pages including the bibliography and index 159 illustrations, obituary on the inside jacket, corrigenda tipped in on the reverse side of the rear free end paper First Edition in Great Britian , small red spot on the front free endpaper the book is in very good condition , dustwrapper in good condition, tears on the head and tail of the spine, writing in red ink on the over laps , green cloth, gilt titles approximately 25 x 17 cm Hardback ISBN: 004635008X. Seller Inventory # 32601
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Seller: Shadow Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. An ex-library copy n fine physical condition but with all the usual library identifications inc. rubber stamp down the side edges of the pages. In all other respects the text is unmarked. The binding is robust. There's next to no wear to the bright, green cloth boards. Seller Inventory # 016625
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Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Green cloth with publisher's lamination and gilt spine titles. tall 8vo; 9.75 inches tall; 525 pages with a bibliography and an index. Illustrated with 19 drawings. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The dust jacket with price has edge and corner wear. An overview of consumable crops from a region many now celebrated in the West and used in cookery. Seller Inventory # 17268
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Seller: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, 525 pp. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The jacket is rubbed at the edges and at the folds. Seller Inventory # 019970
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Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.
Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. 525 pages; Authors inscription on blank front free end page reads in full "from / Geoffrey Herklots / 2 October 1972"; Price clipped dust jacket shows a few small tears and light edge wear; Image and lettering on DJ remains bright and good; DJ is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Signed By Author: Inscribed. Seller Inventory # 029490
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