THE APPLES OF MAINE
Stilphen, George Albert
Sold by The Maine Bookhouse, Oxford, ME, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by The Maine Bookhouse, Oxford, ME, U.S.A.
Association Member:
AbeBooks Seller since June 23, 2004
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSECOND PRINTING (One 500 LIMITED EDITIONS)- This is NOT an ex-library book- BINDING is dark green cloth HARDCOVER with titles in GOLD on cover and spine (ALL GOLD is present and BRIGHT); binding and text are neat, clean and solid, VG with NO extraneous writings or bookplates. Overall, an EXCELLENT COLLECTOR COPY of a very UNCOMMON SCHOLARLY WORK… a COMPILATION of the HISTORY, PHYSICAL and CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS of ALL the VARIETIES of APPLES Known to Have Benn GROWN in the STATE of MAINE … This EXHAUSTIVE and DEFINITIVE WORK sets out in the GREATEST DETAIL the historical, physical and cultural characteristics of the more than 700 VARIETIES of APPLES that ONCE grew in the state of MAINE, over 200 of which were of MAINE ORIGIN. Perhaps the GREATEST VALUE of this book, however, lies in the COPIOUS REFERENCE NOTES to EACH VARIETY, comprising ALL KNOWN AMERICAN SOURCES prior to 1920. Further, there is a LONG CHAPTER dealing with the HISTORY of MAINE POMOLOGY since 1629 and another on the DISCOVERY of Maine apples NEVER WRITTEN ABOUT. Included also are NUMEROUS APPENDICES and several indices to ENHANCE the utility of the work to the RESEARCHER. Nevertheless, due to the EASILY READABLE STYLE of the text, this book is of the UTMOST VALUE not only to the POMOLOGICAL HISTORIAN and APPLE VARIETY COLLECTOR, but to anyone who desires to read of a SPECIAL WAY of RURAL LIFE that is, unfortunately, GONE FOREVER… 378 pages.
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