About this title: Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of "living off the land." He sought out wild plants all over North America and made them into delicious dishes. His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, muffins and twenty different pies. He also ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: David McKay Company: NY
Date Published: 1974
Description: Fair. Ships with US tracking number. 1975 printing. Text is good and clean overall, water stain/ripple to bottom edge of pages, sun fading to cover spine. read more
Edition: Reprint. Reprinted April 1971. Field Guide Edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: D. McKay Co., New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Price marked in pencil on title page. Page corners dog eared. Tight copy. 303 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations and Index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: David McKay
Date Published: 1970
Description: G in G- jacket. Ex-Library copy. Book has typical library markings including spine number, identification stamps on edges, inside cover, and on title page, has plastic cover and library sleeve. Jacket is taped on causing age stains on the endpapers. Book is in good condition. Cover has moderate shelf, edge and corner wear. Front hinge is cracked with a glued repair. Pages are clean. Binding is solid. A good reading copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: David Mckay Co
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very good. October 1973 printing. I don't know for sure-looks like a flexible cloth cover. Mass-market paperback. Owner name upper right on front cover otherwise unmarked. Little dots of color loss on cover overall. Very tight binding, no spine crease, lightly age-toned paper. Minor outer soil, minor cover wear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: D. McKay Co., New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Margaret D. Schroeder. Good. No dust jacket. 303 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. No Dj boards are fairly clean. Wear along the spine and on the corners. A spot on pg 69, and I noticed a couple marks. read more
Edition: 11th printing
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: David McKay Co. Inc., New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Margaret F. Schroeder, illus. Fin in DJ worn at edges. 8vo, 303 pp. , small stain on lower edge of inside flap of Dj, front flys read more
Edition: Field Guide edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: D. McKay Co., New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very Good. No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. cloth wraps, cover and all pgs. are clean and unmarked, mini chipping on pg. edges, very tiny corner creasing to cover, cover edge lightly rubbed on back. 303 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. 303 indexed and illustrated pages. This book is about finding wild plants that are edible, just like the Native Americans, and others who came after them, learned to do. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: D. McKay Co., New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. ex lib, but clean and tight with new Brodart cover. 303 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. read more
"I read this a long, long time ago and it's about foraging for edible foods. I have recently done a little foraging myself (I made a sauce out of wild grape from my back yard) and I want to do more. I'll have to pick it up again for inspiration and reference.
*I'll add more when I actually get around to rereading it."
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