The Soil And Health - A Study of Organic Agriculture
Howard, Sir Albert
From RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 13, 2001
From RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 13, 2001
About this Item
Demonstrates that "food problems begin as soil problems, and can only be solved by an understanding of what a fertile soil is, and how you help nature re-create soil to make it fertile and able to produce health-giving food for animals and man. Provides a brief but revealing history of agriculture, including the malpractices of these last fifty years which cannot be continued if the people of the world are to survive. A book of universal significance. Sir Albert Howard (1873-1947) spent his life studying the various crops of England, Europe, the West Indies, Asia and Africa, as a trained soil scientist, specializing in investigating the diseases of crops and animals." - dust jacket. Originally published by Faber and Faber in 1945 as 'Farming and Gardening for Health or Disease'. xii, 307 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear to original emerald cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival protection. A quality copy of this rare and marvelous gift for any dedicated organic grower. ; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 631j0680
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Soil And Health - A Study of Organic ...
Publisher: Devin-Adair Company, New York
Publication Date: 1947
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition Thus.
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